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Karl Fulves Clip Fed "Cut & Clip"
paper clip appears at selection
2004 344
Karl Fulves Just Think spectator and performer show each other five cards, one thought of, shuffled back in half a deck each, groups of five cards shown, coincidence and cards found
Inspired by
  • "Just Think Do As I Do" (Kenneth Lang, The Magic Wand)
2004 351
Karl Fulves Doggerel electronic dog translator gadget, dog divines choice of word card
2004 354
Karl Fulves Helen O'Ploy card chosen, Queen of same suit turns over, other three Queens change into same value as selection, face-down card is selection
Inspired byRelated to 2004 358
Karl Fulves Hofzinser's Ghost spectator finds only three Aces in deck, fourth one is invisible, it can be heard, changes into selection
2004 360
Karl Fulves Up Cup two cups nested, wand pushed in from below, it seems to penetrate lower cup and lift upper cup
2004 361
Sam Schwartz, Karl Fulves Remains To Be Seen spectator cuts off some cards, remembers bottom card and puts pile in card case, after some calculation instructions the performer knows card and number of cards in case, Kraitchik
Related to 2004 363
Karl Fulves Psychic News on psychic phenomena in the news
2004 365
Ken De Courcy Continental Coin Trick "The Original Triple Change Spellbound"
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • Mac's Monthly, Vol. 3 No. 3, January 1947
2004 366
Karl Fulves In Re Hofzinser section intro
2004 371
Karl Fulves False Count Note credit information on holding the last two cards together
Related to
  • "Magic and Its Professors" (1902, Evans)
2004 372
Karl Fulves Clear Channel performer and spectator both deal through half the deck and leave one card face-down, both cards divined/predicted
Variations 2004 373
Karl Fulves Mail Order "Problems"
presentation for card in envelope, posed as a problem
2004 377
Karl Fulves Maximum Malini "Problems"
button turn off, then button hole disappears, posed as a problem
2004 377
Karl Fulves Happy Meal "Problems"
card rises from within a single other card, posed as a problem
Related to 2004 377
Karl Fulves Steel Ambition "Problems"
involving a steel ball that appears under pop-up card, posed as a problem
2004 378
Karl Fulves Fragmented Flush "Problems"
kind of a slow-motion collectors with a Royal Flush, posed as a problem
2004 378
Karl Fulves Custom Cuts "Problems"
four cards turned over while cutting four piles, cards next to the reversed cards are Aces, posed as a problem
2004 378
Karl Fulves Matchbox Monte "Problems"
borrowed coin travels from openly exposed sound gimmick matchbox in sleeve to tabled matchbox, posed as a problem
2004 379
Karl Fulves Knifed "Problems"
large blade comes out of small Swiss army knife, posed as a problem
2004 379
Karl Fulves Fax Finding "Problems"
design duplication via fax, posed as a problem
2004 379
Karl Fulves Rug Rise "Problems"
performer floats over carpet which is pulled out, posed as a problem
2004 379
Karl Fulves When Psychics Play Poker psychic vs. gambler, spectator riffle shuffles, psychic gets seven cards, gambler five, psychic finds two Aces and moves around some cards and wins
Related toAlso published here 2004 386
Karl Fulves Database further comments and credit information on the referenced items, Vent Mental
Related to 2004 388
Karl Fulves Survivor Principle Chapter 13
principle in which pairs of an odd number of cards are eliminated until one card remains, it is the card of the color that had an odd number of cards in the original packet
Related to 2004 115
Karl Fulves The Count Of Cards two cards are pocketed from packet, performer names them, presentation about simple card counting system for blackjack
Related to 2004
Charlatan (Issue 8)
94
Karl Fulves High-Low Count blackjack system
2004
Charlatan (Issue 8)
96
Karl Fulves Envelope Illusion optical illusion in which envelope seems to small to fit a playing card, with short card-to-envelope routine
Inspired by 2004
Charlatan (Issue 8)
102
Karl Fulves Hot Slots strategy for playing slot machines, temperature of coins that come out
2004
Charlatan (Issue 8)
103
Karl Fulves The Whip Cup controlled shots with cup, ungaffed
2004
Charlatan (Issue 8)
105
Aladdin Bare Hand Rice Vanish rice poured from box into hand, where it vanishes
Related to 2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
116
Karl Fulves Match Them Up 4x4 layout, assembled in certain way, eight matches are produced
Related toVariations 2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
117
Karl Fulves Text Wrap eight torn papers with words are matched up again
Inspired by 2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
118
Martin Gardner Coin That Floats Japanese 1-yen coin floats on water, then sinks on command
  • KF note (Karl Fulves)
2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
120
Reinhard Müller Parity Prediction cards dealt in pairs, one chosen, sandwich with another card put into pile, dealing in pairs again, then sandwiched card is selection
Inspired by 2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
121
Karl Fulves Two Birthday Tricks
2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
126
Karl Fulves Pilgrim's Progress procedure to find out on which days Thanksgiving fell in spectator's birth year using just the day of his birthday
Related to 2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
126
Karl Fulves What Lies Ahead spectator's birthday used to arrive at an envelope with a prize
2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
126
Karl Fulves Discoverie No. 9 digital The Sphinx, history of the magazine
2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
128
Karl Fulves Blockhead card removed from a secretly pre-clocked block is divined
Related to 2005 16
Karl Fulves Outcast card moved from one third of deck into another is found with (apparently) memory work, clocking and partial red-black separation
Inspired by 2005 28
Karl Fulves, Ken Beale Ten-Hour Day card chosen in clock-layout with mathematical method, second card removed from rest of deck, both cards are divined
Inspired by 2005 40
Karl Fulves Telephone Puzzler expanded text from 1982 edition
Related to 2005 47
Karl Fulves Fake Counting non-clocking method with riffle shuffled stack to name a freely removed card, expanded text from 1982 edition includes a (corner) short card that stay next to a card during riffle shuffles
Related to 2005 58
Karl Fulves And Counting further commentary on card counting ideas
2005 61
Karl Fulves Red-Black Relationship & Clocking red cards in one half clock to same total as black cards in other half, no application, full stack
2005 62
Karl Fulves Apex Note another full deck stack method to find out which card is missing from half a deck
2005 63
Karl Fulves Introduction
2005 3
Karl Fulves Kid Stuff finding missing card in small packet, for practicing
Related to 2005 5
Karl Fulves Tri-Out spectator choses large number by chosen seven or eight spot cards, it is predicted that it is divisible by three, and it is, for practicing card counting
Related to 2005 6
Karl Fulves Counterfeat spectator removes any card from shuffled deck, performer removes full house and bets that spectator cannot beat him with straight flush that includes his card
Related to 2005 9
Charles T. Jordan, Karl Fulves Reckoning With Jordan commented reprint of "The Pair Detection", spectator removes a pair from a packet, performer finds out which cards, Parallel Principle
Related to 2005 10
Karl Fulves Displaceable U deck cut in half, both halves shuffled, spectator removes some cards of named suit and places them in box, another one from other half under box, last one is named
Related to 2005 11
Karl Fulves Yo, Adrian two spectators take a card from half the deck and place it in the other, both divined, one is a confederate
2005 13
Karl Fulves Stooge's Riffle Shuffle Glimpse stooge can glimpse top card during performer's shuffle
Inspired by
  • "A Prediction" (Hatton & Plate, Magician's Tricks and how they are done)
2005 13
Karl Fulves Calling Ms. Modulo two poker hands, performer and spectator each decide on a hole card, medium tells hole card after hearing other four cards
Inspired by
  • "Telephone Stud" (Wallace Lee, Math Miracles, 1950)
Related to
2005 15
Karl Fulves Domain Theory teaser for next section
2005 20
Karl Fulves Fractional Counts clocking used with only a known section in middle of deck
Related to 2005 21
Karl Fulves Mix Up adding partial false shuffles to previous trick
2005 22
Karl Fulves Stopped Clock spectator and performer remove a card, shuffled back in, performer deals and stops at both cards, domain theory
2005 23
Karl Fulves Third Degree two thirds are clocked, one, two or three selections can be removed or returned to different section and found
2005 24
Karl Fulves Suit Solution in Clocking card removed, performer removes four-of-a-kind of same value but originally removed card vanishes as it cannot be there
2005 25
Karl Fulves From Concentrate clocking only one color or other property
2005 26
Karl Fulves Mind's i two piles, two spectators each remove a card and put it in other pile, performer knows both after looking through one of the piles, also over phone
2005 27
Karl Fulves Rite Minded card moved from one half to the other, then deck assembled and card found, fast clocking
2005 29
Karl Fulves Pre-Existing Memory red and black card moved from one half to other, both found, partial clocking
2005 30
Karl Fulves Clocking with Objects objects with names that have a certain number of letters in a box, removed object identified by counting letters of others
2005 31
Karl Fulves Eminent Domain strategy in which red cards in bottom half are clocked, and black cards in top half, card moved from half to half can be identified, see also p. 73
2005 32
Karl Fulves Strongest Suit two cards reversed are identified via "eminent domain" card counting
2005 33
Karl Fulves Thot By Proxy spectator removed queen and any card from same suit, they're divined
2005 35
Karl Fulves Max Moe two cards are moved, see also p. 67
VariationsAlso published here 2005 36
Karl Fulves Clockwork on card counting with "mechanical assistance"
2005 38
Karl Fulves Line of Sight edge marks on twelve cards combined with card counting
2005 38
Karl Fulves Light Fingered two cards removed from upper and lower half of deck after riffle shuffles, performer looks through deck and names both
2005 40
Karl Fulves Unique Sums set-up so that two cards removed from a certain part still produce unique clocking value
2005 42
Karl Fulves Lettra Set two missing cards found with clocking and faro-shuffled set-up
2005 43
Karl Fulves, Stewart James Stax Fax stacks that force numbers, see also p. 68
2005 45
Karl Fulves Clockwork deck cut, cut in half and any card removed, performer looks through this pile and names card
  • The System
  • First case
  • Second Case
  • Third Case
2005 47
Karl Fulves Phone Detective previous "Clockwork" deck as telephone trick
2005 55
Karl Fulves 13 O'Clock two cards chosen with cutting procedure are found
Inspired by 2005 56
Karl Fulves Modulus Operandi how to practice card counting mod different bases
2005 59
Karl Fulves Booked Up torn and balled-up book pages, one chosen and word on it divined, clocking page numbers
2005 60
Karl Fulves Grudge Match Miraskill type bet with red-red, black-black and mixed pairs done with about half the shuffled deck, winner still known
2005 61
Karl Fulves Cold Case card removed from pile to pile and located, only clocked total of one half known in advance
2005 63
Karl Fulves Counterfeit credits for "Counterfeat" betting game in which spectator and performer construct poker hand from face-up spread
Related to 2005 65
Karl Fulves Telephone Stud further credits for "Calling Ms. Modulo"
Related to 2005 66
Karl Fulves Moe By Phone and further references for the plot
2005 67
Karl Fulves Pictorials clocking other things than the values
  • Mid Count
  • Corner & Curves
  • Line Count (ESP)
  • Lines And Curves
2005 69
Karl Fulves Royal Flush Clock spectator removes any Royal Flush card, performer quickly goes through deck and removes card from same Royal Flush
2005 70
Karl Fulves Double Card Count two cards removed, still found with card counting
2005 72
Karl Fulves Further References list of card counting tricks in Karl Fulves's output
2005 74
Karl Fulves Introduction
2005 3
Karl Fulves Binary Basics explaining binary numbers
2005 5
Karl Fulves Age Related four cards chosen, additional card placed in box, medium names hidden card after some of the others are called, inspired by Age Cards trick
2005 6
Karl Fulves Either-Or how binary principles are used in fishing and coding
Related to 2005 8
Karl Fulves The Link To Playing Cards binary features of playing cards, combo system for colors
Related to 2005 8
Karl Fulves Why Red Is Zero in combo system
2005 10
Karl Fulves Method Acting "to create false methods or false impressions by acting"
2005 10
Karl Fulves Simple Memory Tricks chapter intro
2005 12
Karl Fulves Dunkin' Digits remembering a row of donuts and spoons as memory stung
2005 12
Karl Fulves The Greek's Game color of twelve cards named by magician, betting presentation, see also p. 99 for further notes
2005 13
Karl Fulves Sight Deprived distinguishing One and Five dollar bills by touch, memory, presentational idea from Jinx #148, p. 826 (four remaining senses sharpen when one is missing)
2005 14
Karl Fulves Hoops Knows B-Ball string of 2s and 3s (on cardboard) remembered
2005 15
Karl Fulves Fractions And Cents heads and tails sequence remembered as memory stunt
2005 17
Karl Fulves You're A Five spectator choses one of many photos, performer describes it correctly
2005 17
Karl Fulves Inca Sticks sticks with numbers arranged by spectator, performer predicts total
2005 19
Karl Fulves Small-Packet Combo chapter intro
2005 21
Karl Fulves Kinship system for remembering suit order of packet (twelve cards), court cards dealt out in four piles to separate suits
Related to 2005 21
Karl Fulves Switched By Thot court cards separated into suits by performer from back (memory) except two named jacks which are transposed, see also p. 100 for further notes
2005 24
Karl Fulves Suit Codes another system for memorizing suits
Related to 2005 25
Karl Fulves Trinary Codes remembering e.g. order of different court cards (jack, queen, king)
2005 27
Karl Fulves A Trick Of Memory red-black even-money swindle
2005 29
Karl Fulves Secrets Out chapter intro
2005 31
Karl Fulves Small Minded variation of Combo system in which unwanted cards are removed to keep numbers small, see also p. 100 for further notes
2005 31
Karl Fulves Counter Intelligence clocking location with partially divided deck
2005 33
Karl Fulves One-Way Combo memorizing from the back
2005 34
Karl Fulves Cue Cards openly removed marker cards help with memorizing Combo numbers
Related toVariations 2005 35
Karl Fulves Slick Slate color separation with performer and spectator, lines on slate help remembering Combo numbers, see also p. 102 for further notes
2005 37
Karl Fulves Noble Cause twelve court cards memorized by performer who then produces jacks, then queens, then kings from packet, see also p. 102 for further notes
Related to 2005 39
Karl Fulves Faced Card Mysteries chapter intro, face-up/face-down mix applied to Combo system
2005 43
Karl Fulves Made To Order performer sort face-up/face-down mix below table
2005 43
Karl Fulves Pseudo Hummer fooling magicians who know the Hummer CATO trick
2005 46
Karl Fulves Meet By Chance twenty cards mixed face-up/face-down, spectator remembers one and turns it over, behind back all are sorted except selections
2005 47
Karl Fulves Dual Thinking twenty cards mixed face-up/face-down, two spectators remember one each and turn it over, behind back all are sorted except selections, alternatively one card travels to sealed envelope
Variations 2005 50
Karl Fulves, Don Nielsen Wallet/Envelope Load from behind back, reaching up under jacket
Related to 2005 51
Karl Fulves A Game Of Touch suit removed, spectator deals it from top or bottom into pile and retains last card, performer sort suit below table top and divines selection
2005 52
Karl Fulves Thought Control chapter intro
2005 55
Karl Fulves The Russian Test performer guaranteed to get better than average score in color sorting without seeing any faces at all, see also p. 104 for further notes
2005 55
Karl Fulves K Thru 12 kings and queens removed, challenge location from this packet, see also p. 105 for further notes
Related to 2005 57
Karl Fulves Mirasequel performer separates the mixed pile at the end of Miraskill
2005 66
Karl Fulves Speed Reading memorizing 40 cards with 5 numbers
Related to 2005 69
Karl Fulves The Four-Fold Way variation of previous "Speed Reading"
Related to 2005 73
Karl Fulves Compression Technique Gilbreath & Combo
Related to 2005 74
Karl Fulves Contract Player deck first sorted in colors, then suits, by magician
2005 76
Karl Fulves Impromptu Compression
2005 77
Karl Fulves Reflex Action spectator distributes half deck face-up on table, performer deals other half on top and all pairs match color
2005 78
Karl Fulves Visionary performer sorts half the deck face-down after a riffle shuffle
2005 80
Karl Fulves Protractors about the length of trick descriptions
2005 83
Karl Fulves Latent Ability Miraskill prediction correct even though only part of deck sorted by spectator
2005 84
Karl Fulves After Moe
2005 86
Karl Fulves Jinx Extra eight spectators receive envelope and hide an object
2005 91
Karl Fulves Transliterate medium is called and described spectator and names chosen card
2005 93
Karl Fulves Mixology spectator memorizes card and its position, gives riffle shuffle, performer names new position, shuffle tracking presentation
2005 94
Karl Fulves Shuffle Tracking Combo memorizing riffle shuffle distribution via Combo system in face-down spread of unsquared shuffle
2005 95
Karl Fulves Points After chapter intro
2005 99
Karl Fulves Penny Machines illustration of "Either-Or" article
Related to 2005 99
Karl Fulves Cue Con another cue card idea for Combo system
Inspired by 2005 101
Karl Fulves Dual Thoughts using Brown-McMillen glimpse idea for only reversed card in deck
Inspired by 2005 103
Karl Fulves Gray's Anatomy connection between gray code and binary numbers, application with 24-cards stack, three consecutive cards tell position in stack
2005 105
Karl Fulves, Robert E. Neale Distant Marker spectator cuts deck, performer names number and a card of that value is at its numerical position from top
2005 110
Karl Fulves Alpha Numeric further notes on Combo system and number systems
  • The Octal System
  • The Hexadecimal System
  • Binary To Hex
2005 112
Karl Fulves Gray Reflections about the color distribution in mirror stack after cuts
2005 117
Karl Fulves Odd Bits self-similar sequence oddity
2005 118
Karl Fulves Against The Machine longer article on methods, pre-show, multiple outs, magic on television, David Blaine, announcing Combo III on p. 123
2005 119
Karl Fulves On Q&A
2005 123
Karl Fulves Introduction on Derek Dingle, Jack Avis, Dover books, Robert Byrne, Kenneth Hense's passing
2005 389
Karl Fulves Psychic News psychic phenomena in the news
2005 392
Karl Fulves Asides various quotes and jokes
2005 396
Karl Fulves Crushed filling plastic bottle with hot water, emptying it and capping it, it deforms, variation with special brand
2005 398
Burling Hull, Karl Fulves Mid-Nite Marvel performer finds a four-of-a-kind below table, those transpose with some card in the deck, changed from dark room effect to below table
  • Second Approach (involving the location of a selection)
Inspired by
  • "Mid-Nite Marvel" (Burling Hull, Clever Card Collection of 1932)
2005 403
Sam Schwartz Simplex Square birthday square
Variations 2005 405
Sam Schwartz, Karl Fulves Alphabet Square 5x5 square, numbers are converted to letters to spell out names
Inspired by 2005 409
Karl Fulves Men In Black (and red) two decks separated in red and black, a spectator choses any black card from one deck and any black from the other, they are the only odd-backed card in the deck, two versions, second version makes it a traveling effect form deck to deck
Variations 2005 418
Karl Fulves Final Cut deck immune to cutting, somewhat a presentation for ambitious card
2005 420
Karl Fulves Self-Made Trap card chosen from face-up deck with Ten-Twenty force, turns out to be sandwiched by odd-backed cards
2005 424
Karl Fulves Last Place "Problems"
six envelopes, the last one chosen contains $100 note, posed as a problem
2005 427
Karl Fulves Counterfeit Call "Problems"
conditions for a medium phone effect, posed as a problem
Related to 2005 428
Karl Fulves Whacked "Problems"
piece of paper is crumpled and thrown on someone, it changes into snowball, posed as a problem
2005 428
Joseph K. Schmidt Computer Virus Killer "A Novel Revelation of Two Thought Cards"
two spectators think cards from a five-card and six-card group, involving virus gag card
  • The History (credit information and references)
Inspired byVariations 2005 429
Karl Fulves Virus Variation
Inspired by 2005 431
Karl Fulves Stretching The Truth word written on wide rubber band when stretched is no longer readable when collapsed, instant stooge application
Related to 2005 432
Karl Fulves Database further comments and credit information on the referenced items
Related to 2005 433
Karl Fulves Card Speller credit information on spelling to cards
2005 433
Cushing Strout Taking Another Look at the Dead Man's Hand After spelling some words, magician deals the Dead Man's Hand to the spectator
Inspired byRelated to 2005 27
Karl Fulves Moe's Memory two cards are moved
Also published here Oct. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 10)
36
Joseph K. Schmidt One Hand Ace Cutting in the hands, royal flush kicker
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2005
Charlatan (Issue 9)
109
Karl Fulves Karl Fulves addition to Schmidt's routine
Inspired by 2005
Charlatan (Issue 9)
114
Karl Fulves The Covered Check four bets with check piece on chess board
Related to 2005
Charlatan (Issue 9)
115
Karl Fulves Little Feat cards are cut into deck with spectator
Related to 2005
Charlatan (Issue 10)
124
Karl Fulves On-Command Stack overhand stacking demonstration with borrowed deck
2005
Charlatan (Issue 10)
125
Karl Fulves Cheating At Blackjack: The Ungaffed Show
Related to 2005
Charlatan (Issue 10)
131
Karl Fulves After Moe any red and black cards are exchanged
2005
Discoverie (Issue 10)
132
Karl Fulves Groundhog Day premise of movie Groundhog Day used for magical presentation
2005
Discoverie (Issue 10)
136
Karl Fulves Discoverie No. 10 on the end of various magazines from the past
2005
Discoverie (Issue 10)
138
Arturo de Ascanio, Frank Garcia A Hunger for Dreaming shown to Ascanio by Garcia, packet cut off and counted, packet shuffled in rest and left outjogged, card chosen from this condition, then original number counted down
Related to 2006 307
Karl Fulves Auto Kinetic blank cards with street names, spectator writes his street on one, arranged in face-down row on table, ungaffed toy car moves towards spectator's card with rubber band held motionless above
Inspired by
  • "Pendulum" (Bob Ostin, marketed effect)
Related to
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
1
Karl Fulves The Pecking Bird credit information, Howard Albright's "Herman, The Gilagloo Bird" (1930s)
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
2
Karl Fulves Card Kinetic cards in row on table, Ace of Spades next to row, rubber band stretched over it and used to move Ace along row, suddenly it moves towards selection and back and they transpose
Inspired by
  • "Pendulum" (Bob Ostin, marketed effect)
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
4
Karl Fulves Loco-Motion follow-up for "Auto Kinetic", toy car replaced in card case, then full deck removed from it, case balances on edge of one-handed fan, signed card to case
Inspired by 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
5
Derek Dingle, Karl Fulves Uplifting red Ace "rises" plunger like from deck, then other red Ace, they sandwich selection in center
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
8
Karl Fulves Dai Vernon - Two Unpublished Tricks introductory comments
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
10
Karl Fulves Urban Legends four urban legends and their opposite on cards along with eight numbers, some cards are turned over and numbers added, force for 47
  • Second Method
  • Background
Inspired byRelated to 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
14
Karl Fulves Simple Binary simple way to get comfortable with binary numbers
Related to 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
20
Karl Fulves Mystery Card "An Unsolved Problem"
two sandwiches, one with mystery card, named card put in other sandwich, named card vanishes and mystery card is named card, posed as a problem
Variations 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
21
Karl Fulves Card Tricks Gone Wrong four anecdotes, two of them have been published in Magicol
  • 1. card on forehead
  • 2. Frank Lane's "I.Q. Test"
  • 3. "wolf pack" gag with suggestive images on cards
  • 4. Derek Dingle drops the super ball
Related to 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
22
Karl Fulves Adams + Erdnase intro to Howard Adams related tricks
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
30
Karl Fulves Seven-Card Secret cards taken from two piles randomly, a seven-card straight is the result
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
31
Karl Fulves Doubling Box two royal flushes "mixed", dealt in unison, only Aces match, Ace predicted
Variations 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
32
Karl Fulves Casino I.Q. two five-card piles, cards turned up simultaneously, when both add up to sixteen the cards are predicted
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
32
Karl Fulves Reverse Jonah person with Jonah card wins
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
34
Karl Fulves Comedy Central presentation of Doubling Box with cards that have punchlines and jokes on them, only a specific joke matches its punchline when cards are turned up simultaneously
Inspired by 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
34
Karl Fulves Joke Department two pages of short jokes
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
36
Tony Kardyro Copper-Silver coin on spectators hand is covered with matchbox and transposes with coin inside matchbox
Related toVariations 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
41
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control two selections made in incomplete riffle shuffle condition
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
42
Karl Fulves Chip Shot poker chips and counting used to get to a Royal Flush
Inspired by 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
45
Karl Fulves Mock Memory a selection is named, then two cards are moved, performer apparently memorizes cards, spectators name the two cards and performer their positions, using Riffle Shuffle Control
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
46
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control as Cull upjogging all cards of one group instead of doing a riffle shuffle, also from the back with one-way backs
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
46
Karl Fulves In The Money switch of a single card with bills
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
47
Karl Fulves From X's to Bullets switch of a single card with bills
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
50
Karl Fulves Monte Cardo switch with bills as climax
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
50
Karl Fulves Drawing Blanks penny, nickel, dime and quarter in matchbox, three coins removed and combined to form a number, fourth coin's value added, spectator lets performer know the number of digits, coins taken out are divined
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
50
Karl Fulves The Road To Ruin spectator and performer switch one card of their poker hands, three cards each are shown, spectator can switch or not, he loses, cards removed from the deck
  • The Basic Set-Up
  • The Road To Ruin
  • 10-Card Note
Related to 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
56
Karl Fulves Switchback any card switched out via spread strip-out
Also published here 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
56
Karl Fulves Beat The Bookies point spread, betting against the spread
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
59
Karl Fulves Quicken Rope Trick "Unexplained"
cut rope, ends join themselves in knot, posed as a problem
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
60
Karl Fulves A Few Good Cards "Unexplained"
five red cards in black half, spectator finds them from the back, posed as a problem, with effect variations
Variations 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
60
Karl Fulves Unjust Chance "Unexplained"
presentational idea for banknight plot, posed as a problem
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
61
Karl Fulves The Glass Half Full "Unexplained"
glass half-filled with liquid, turned over, liquid suspended, posed as a problem
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
61
Karl Fulves Real Secret Stuff Aces removed from deck with an indifferent card, this packet riffle shuffled into deck and left outjogged, two poker hands dealt from outjogged cards alternating with top of deck, Aces end up in other packet
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
62
Karl Fulves Switchback Variation
Inspired by 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
62
Karl Fulves Ultra Marked Cards comment on microscopic differences in any deck, picked up by high-resolution cameras
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
64
Karl Fulves Crook's Book three cards taken from shuffled deck and added, word on this page thought-of, performer does the same, spectator divines performer's word and performer the spectator's page number
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
65
Karl Fulves Little Black Book page number chosen with playing cards, index of possible page numbers
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
66
Karl Fulves Cooked Book page number chosen via calculation method, can only be one of two numbers
2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
66
Karl Fulves Back Page on this magazine, passage of time
2006
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Martin Gardner Gardner's Gambit row of cards, taking cards from either end alternately with spectator, whose cards add up higher wins, forced outcome, parity
  • Final Game (Royal Flush ending)
Inspired by
  • coin item in "Mathematical Puzzles" (Peter Winkler)
Related toVariations
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Karl Fulves Notes on MG's Game explanation of the parity principle at work and further applications, see following items
Inspired by 2006
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Karl Fulves Accouterments using other items an non-playing cards for the parity row force
2006
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Karl Fulves You Go First the spectator can make the first choice
2006
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Karl Fulves Last Card Standing cards taken from either end of tabled row alternately, remaining card predicted
2006
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Karl Fulves Predict-A-Bill cards taken from either end of tabled row, values added, prediction in dollar bills
2006
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Karl Fulves A Perfect System millionaire making coin toss idea by Warren Buffet from a 1984 speech
2006
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Karl Fulves Pre-Poker parity poker with number prediction, then Jonah card principle in second phase
2006
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Karl Fulves Sure Thing Roy Baker's PATEO force to get Jonah card to spectator
2006
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Karl Fulves Blind Chance cards taken from either end of tabled row, values added, outcome predicted by spectator
2006
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Karl Fulves Robo-Con cards taken from either end of tabled row, values added, outcome predicted, two-way out
  • Wallet idea (Himber wallet with slit in middle)
  • Double cut (two-way out prediction from Fulves's "The Magic Book")
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Derek Dingle, Karl Fulves Chump Change Ten to Ace straight in mixed red suits, one freely chosen and put in deck, found again face-up and value of bottom card after dealing top four card face-down on table, those cards are Royal Flush in Spades except for the chosen value which changes to Spades
  • For The Expert (different finish)
2006
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Karl Fulves Off The Wall puzzle how to attach a candle to the wall from "Reader's Digest"
2006
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Karl Fulves Knotornot
Inspired by
  • "To Tie a Knot on the Left Wrist Without Letting the Right Hand Approach it" (The Magician's Own Book, 1857)
2006
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Karl Fulves Darndest Things several spectators receive letters to God by children and put them in an envelope, performer assigns them to spectators correctly
2006
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Karl Fulves Automatic 10 intro for unusual ten-hand deal ideas, see following items
2006
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Karl Fulves The Expert Returns spectator stacks two cards himself by repeated dealing (overhand shuffle single run substitute)
Inspired by 2006
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Karl Fulves The Ten-Hand Deal five piles, spectator assigns numbers from five to nine to them and deals that many cards to the bottom in each case, put together, ten-hand double duke
2006
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Karl Fulves Casino Connection five piles, spectator assigns numbers from five to nine to them via a lucky straight from a casino deck and deals that many cards to the bottom in each case, put together, ten-hand double duke
2006
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Karl Fulves The X-Hand Deal five piles, dealing for "randomisation", spectator decides on number of players
2006
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Karl Fulves Match Maker layout puzzle about making words out of matches
2006
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Jerry K. Hartman Hunt For Red five red cards in black half, spectator finds them from the back, solution
Inspired by 2006
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Karl Fulves On the Count-Spell Principle credit information
2006
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Karl Fulves Speller Notes
  • A. on locating previous trick
  • B. Instanto Deck and any card spelling
  • C. short routine to spell any named card impromptu, face-up counting and turnover pass
  • D. cutting as deck is dumped from case
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Karl Fulves Flip Switch strip-out switch handling, with repeat
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Mel Bennett Easy As Abc calculator option for simplifying task to spectators in division tricks
Inspired by
  • Number Challenge (Royal Vale Heath, 1957)
  • "Zangbar Zackelback" (Wallace Lee, Genii, June 1958, p. 364)
  • "Zackelback's Problem" (John F. Pooley, Genii, Oct. 1958, p. 46)
Related to
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Karl Fulves Circle Lift "Unexplained"
one bracelet or ring or rubber band picket up with another one, posed as a problem
2006
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Karl Fulves Pencil With Memory "Unexplained"
old pencil with memory idea, now really available as transmission pen, posed as a problem
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Karl Fulves Shred A Bill "Unexplained"
electric shredder that does not shred a bill, application search, posed as a problem
2006
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Karl Fulves The Gypsy Switch discussion of the switch of a small item with a handkerchief, see following items
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Karl Fulves "I Found A Ring..." street cons with ring or rolex
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Karl Fulves While You Sleep gypsy con in which money is sealed in envelope and apparently will multiply
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Karl Fulves The Gypsy's Secret Gypsy Switch of item as it is wrapped in handkerchief
  • Basics In Brief
  • Robert-Houdin
  • Professor Hoffmann
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Karl Fulves You Have Three Seconds bet in which spectator has to reach under handkerchief and get out a valuable coin, he only gets a worthless chip
2006
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Karl Fulves New Principles, New Tricks new tricks by Howard A. Adams, intro, see following items
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Jack Avis Double Cross Transpo black Aces placed aside, red Aces catch two cards, they are the black Aces and apparent Aces are selections
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Jack Avis Isaac's Law - Avis Handling for Fulves favorite hour and least favorite hour used to make selection, found at one of those hours, milk build placement under table
Inspired by
  • "Isaac's Law" (Karl Fulves, Magic and Spells Quarterly)
2006 82
Jack Avis Riffle Shuffle Control - St. Regis Sleight card selected from incomplete riffle shuffle
Inspired by 2006 180
Steve Beam Bon Voyage group of cards shown to be mixed, then later all paired up by mates
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2006 107
Doug Canning Encore The Core with two selections
Inspired byRelated to 2006 169
Steve Beam The Ark Maneuver card is reversed in center and cards dealt in pairs from top to bottom, cards after reversed card can be divined
Inspired byRelated to 2006 233
Michael Powers Cut and Run ideas of placement principle
  • Simple COincidence
  • Faro 53
  • Use of a Special Key Card
  • Non Faro Method
  • Another Approach
Inspired byRelated to 2006 131
Karl Fulves Introduction on memory work with cards
2007 3
Karl Fulves Newmonics memorizing a string of numbers
2007 5
Karl Fulves The Narrative
2007 6
Karl Fulves The Expert Memorizes Cards on memorizing a string of cards
2007 7
Karl Fulves Newmismatics memorizing a long row of objects
2007 8
Karl Fulves Erdnase Cheats memorizing short sequence of cards
2007 10
Karl Fulves Word Play system for memorizing twelve cards
  • The Suit System
  • Coding For Value
  • Naming The Jacks
  • Verbs For Jacks
  • Objects For Jacks
  • The system thus far
  • The System For Kings
  • The System For Queens
  • How To Practice
Inspired byRelated to 2007 13
Karl Fulves All In A Row exercise for memorizing twelve cards
2007 22
Karl Fulves Kings Over Here twelve picture cards memorized, then sorted from back
Related to 2007 22
Karl Fulves Royal Wedding all court cards named from back, chosen card found
2007 23
Karl Fulves Four Way Memory twelve picture cards memorized, then sorted into suits from back
Related to 2007 24
Karl Fulves Pyramid Poker twelve card layout on table, named type of poker hand build at the end
2007 24
Karl Fulves You Must Remember This commentary on the memory system
2007 25
Karl Fulves Memory Tricks chapter intro
2007 27
Karl Fulves Match Game twelve cards laid out face-down in matrix, match game played (turning up two cards and finding matches), performer wins
Related to 2007 27
Karl Fulves Three-Card Blackjack all Sixes, Sevens, Eights used for blackjack type game, performer gives everyone twenty-one
2007 29
Karl Fulves Pseudo Poker eight cards, four envelopes, two random cards placed in an envelope each, performer divines content
2007 29
Karl Fulves Scales of Justice card pocketed from twelve-card straight is divined
2007 32
Karl Fulves Nu Two Deck picture cards from two decks mated
2007 34
Karl Fulves When It Started twelve picture cards laid out face-down to symbolize months, spectator exchanges one with the joker, performer divines month and card
2007 35
Karl Fulves Dice and Dates three named four-of-a-kinds laid out, spectator choses one with two dice, card and rolled number divined
2007 36
Karl Fulves Blind Key card chosen from 12-card layout predicted
2007 37
Karl Fulves The Rank And File chosen red card ends up in black packet and vice versa
  • Memory 101
2007 38
Karl Fulves Coloratura sixteen cups in three different colors and paper balls of the same colors, random balls put under cups, performer memorizes all
2007 40
Karl Fulves Shifty two cards selected by performer and spectator match
2007 41
Karl Fulves Time Of Day mates in clock layout
2007 44
Karl Fulves Mutus Mnemonic
2007 44
Karl Fulves Sort By Thought $1, $5, $10 and $20 bills, three each, order memorized by performer
2007 45
Karl Fulves Not About Counting twelve court cards, one or two removed, performer divines them
2007 47
Karl Fulves Dice Tracking memorizing string of numbers rolled by dice
2007 48
Karl Fulves Digit Daze memorizing digits
2007 49
Karl Fulves Ace - Deuce - Blackjack with twelve card packet
2007 50
Karl Fulves Missing Link card removed from twelve-card packet is divined
Related to 2007 51
Karl Fulves Moe-mentous two cards exchanged in twelve-card packet
Related to 2007 53
Karl Fulves No-Touch Card Location spectator cuts near center and remembers card
2007 57
Karl Fulves Definition of "Move"
2007 58
Karl Fulves Moment's Notice
2007 60
Karl Fulves And Don't Forget... non-card situations for the Word Play memory system
2007 64
Karl Fulves The Automatic Mind on memory systems, also for ESP cards
2007 65
Karl Fulves Practitioner practice tips
2007 67
Karl Fulves Suit Pictures practice tips
2007 68
Karl Fulves Learn While You Sleep practice tips
2007 68
Karl Fulves The Even Couple match game problem
Related to 2007 69
Karl Fulves Final Thoughts
2007 70
Karl Fulves Mechanical Switch Actions are almost identical to an Elmsley Count
2007 30
Karl Fulves Trick File on doing tricks only once and never repeating them, see following items
2007
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Karl Fulves Slow-Motion Roll spectator turns die according to rules, performer duplicates final orientation
2007
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Karl Fulves Headstrong ungaffed coin always comes up heads, then is shown as two-headed
2007
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Karl Fulves Squarersville layout puzzle
2007
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Karl Fulves Maximo
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Karl Fulves Near Future four random digits written by spectator, then in different order, subtraction, one digit of result chosen, other digits dealt out in packet, then chosen digit shows up as card value
2007
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Karl Fulves Stevenz Stevens Control combined with Zarrow Shuffle
2007
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Karl Fulves Hop Skip avoiding upward movement of right packet in Zarrow Shuffle
2007
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J. W. Sarles A Rope Tale several knots tied in rope vanish, then cut & restored
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Karl Fulves Down/Underhanded false down-under deal, order remains, value divination application
2007
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Karl Fulves First To Tenth spelling any value to get to sixth card, two-card prediction application
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Karl Fulves The Gypsy Switch - Part Two article intro
  • A Secret From Scott
  • Edwin Sachs
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Karl Fulves A Versatile Move Gypsy Switch to set up penetration of object through handkerchief
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Karl Fulves Cross Colors deck separated in colors, unknown black card pocketed by spectator, guessed by spectator, then red card pocketed by performer and guessed by him, both match
Inspired by
  • Number Four in Joe Berg's Private Card Problems
Related to
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Karl Fulves Eureka deck separated in colors, unknown black card pocketed by spectator, guessed by spectator, then red card pocketed by performer and guessed by him, both match
Related to 2007
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Roy Walton Orderly Suits four packets, each with one card of each suit, one of each suit removed, spectator pushed the cards back without looking in any order, again one of each suit in every packet
Related toAlso published here 2007
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Karl Fulves Not Unsolved Royal Flush version of Walton's trick
Related to 2007
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Karl Fulves Unexplained intro
Related to 2007
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Karl Fulves Sticker Shock "Unexplained"
tabled odd-backed card turns out to be later signed selection, certain conditions and a solution, posed as a problem
2007
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Karl Fulves Science Class "Unexplained"
looking through glass of water on upright court card, head turns, with second glass, then card travels in glass, posed as a problem
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Karl Fulves Year With Meaning "Unexplained"
overhand stacking the values that combine to a year, posed as a problem
2007
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Karl Fulves 3-Blank Monte "Unexplained"
three blank cards and an Ace, all change to Kings as climax, posed as a problem
Variations 2007
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Karl Fulves The Money Card "Unexplained"
obvious one-way backs, money card "accidentally" gets turned around, posed as a problem
2007
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Karl Fulves Rise In Value "Unexplained"
elevator variation with four quarters, posed as a problem
2007
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Howard A. Adams TripleThreeTrio Principles six-card packet tricks with spelling, ESP pairs or mates
  • King Tut Principle
  • Lady Man Principle
  • Miracle Fifteen - Wedding Principle
Variations 2007
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Karl Fulves KF Note three spectators write their cell phone number on a card, cut in two, dealing and spelling procedure, the matching halves come out together again
Inspired byRelated to 2007
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Karl Fulves Booking Agent performer sticks card in upright standing book, chosen card next to it, repeated, both match
2007
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Karl Fulves Arranging A Force seven cards stuck in upright standing book in random order, book opened, some cards are now facing front and some back, forcing total
2007
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Karl Fulves Joseph K. Schmidt
2007
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Sam Schwartz 3-Blank Monte three blank cards and an Ace, all change to Kings as climax
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Karl Fulves Big Time Game Show on the game show "Are you smarter than a 5th grader", packet trick with that theme
2007
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Martin Gardner Band Through Hand or string, rubber band penetrates finger and vanishes (if rubber band is used)
Related to 2007
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Karl Fulves Learning To Count three cards chosen one by one and cards counted on them until sixteen is reached, starting with the chosen card's value, Aces are next to chosen card and at sum of all values
Inspired byVariations 2007
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Jerry K. Hartman On Tinterhooks five red cards put in black halves, spectator choses five cards from face-down spread, they are black but the halves changed places
Inspired by 2007
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Karl Fulves Intelligent Design ten ESP cards (or other cards, items) mixed and put in a row in a stand, a few turned over, medium enters room and divines all the hidden ones
  • Picture Perfect
  • Conditions of Note
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Up & Down
  • The Routine
  • With Playing Cards
2007
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Tony Bartolotta, Karl Fulves High School Hijinks using school textbooks
2007
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Karl Fulves Back Story further comments and credit information on the referenced items, sliding shell, Werry's Matchbox Illusion
Related to 2007
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Jerry K. Hartman Catch and Carry two sandwich cards inserted into separate parts of deck out-jogged, when removed together, selection instantly appears between them
Inspired byAlso published here 2007 48
Jerry K. Hartman, Alex Elmsley Five-as-Five Count apparently shows four Aces surrounding a face-down card, one Ace's face is not seen
Related toAlso published here 2007 137
Jerry K. Hartman Mexicali Ruse “Mexican Poker” plot, head-to-head Poker game with small packet of cards, magician gets Royal Flush, second version where magician gets four Aces on p. 185
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2007 181
Jerry K. Hartman Keeper Cuts four cards noted from different parts of deck each turn up on top one at a time
Inspired by 2007 220
Karl Fulves Undercover Cop stealing bottom card into copped position beneath out-jogged card as it is stripped out
"a Karl Fulves idea"
2007 301
Karl Fulves Omega Count
Also published here 2007 307
Karl Fulves Foreword
2008 xiii
Nick Trost Ultimate "Even Money" - Improved not all cards are dealt
Inspired by 2008 14
Nick Trost, Karl Fulves Two Compatibility Tests first part is Karl Fulves' "Profiling", Gilbreath
Inspired by 2008 18
Nick Trost Omega Suits suit matching
Inspired by 2008 28
Nick Trost Psychic Coincidence three selections out of nine cards are predicted in value
Related toVariations 2008 43
Nick Trost Exchange Euchre using a 24-card Euchre deck
Inspired by 2008 96
Nick Trost Six-Handed Exchange Rummy
  • Five-Handed Version
Inspired by 2008 98
Nick Trost Mexican Monte three cards, several transformations
Inspired by
  • "Phantom Monte" (Karl Fulves, marketed in 1975 by Tannen)
  • "Anything But!" (Marv Long, 1974, packet trick)
VariationsAlso published here
  • marketed in 1981
2008 190
Nick Trost The Almost Perfect ESP Test pair matching
Inspired by 2008 239
Robert E. Neale The Card Presenting the Hyper Card
Inspired byRelated to 2008 229
Roy Walton Liar's Guide lie speller with ten-card packet to locate mate
Inspired by 2008
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Jerry K. Hartman Back Home two decks, the backs of two cards transpose
Inspired by 2008
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Karl Fulves Do As I Did performer turns cards over in blue-backed deck, spectator same in red-backed deck, they are odd-backed, then decks transpose and cards match
2008
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Karl Fulves Too Simple starting with Charlier Cut action
2008
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Karl Fulves Holding Pattern three eight-card piles, spelling some phrases, red Aces show up
Related to 2008
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Karl Fulves Abridged Version cups and balls routine outline for standup, using first three then two then one cups
2008
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Karl Fulves Hidden Deity bet about locating "In God We Trust" on a coin
2008
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Karl Fulves Total Test six dice with all numbers from one to six on table, spectator covers two groups of three each, performer moves dice under either object around so both totals match, with variations involving prediction or divinations
  • The Over-Under
  • Workout
  • Cube Count
  • The Fix Is In
2008
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Karl Fulves Stuck At 26 face-up/face-down mixed deck, spectator does face-up/face-down cutting procedure that retains a card at twenty-sixth position
2008
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Karl Fulves Shark Hunt seven four-card packets, spectator exchanges some packets, cards gathered, spelled through values from deck
Inspired byVariations 2008
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Gene Maze Stopper spectator inserts top card reversed in deck, another deck is deal in unison with this one and a match occurs at reversed card, with Open Prediction themed variation
Inspired by 2008
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Karl Fulves The Neutral Zone spectator turns over two cards behind back with cutting in between, they are Aces and next to the other Aces
Variations 2008
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Karl Fulves Four In Hand same effect, four-way forcing deck
Inspired byRelated to 2008
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Karl Fulves Finder's Feat two spectators push reversed Jokers behind back next to selections
Inspired by 2008
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Karl Fulves Named Magic Thrust two cards named, two cards pushed in reversed behind back next to them, roughed marked deck
Inspired by 2008
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Karl Fulves Pass Notes after cut, bottom half is apparently replaced to top but really slid to bottom, in-the-hands, lengthwise crimp
2008
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Karl Fulves 'A' For Apple packet of giant picture cards, card chosen with die, apple image, predicted
2008
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Karl Fulves Karate Kid impromptu four-of-a-kind production
Inspired by 2008
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Karl Fulves Karate Force psychological force for five
2008
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Karl Fulves Holdout Secrets - Part One holdout apparatus, see following items
Related to 2008
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Karl Fulves The Slot Box description
Related to 2008
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Karl Fulves Thick Coin for dislodging coin from slot box without shaking
2008
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Karl Fulves Ring Box slot box design with slits
2008
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Karl Fulves Slot + Shell shelled coin in slot box
2008
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Karl Fulves Half Slot slot box with slot only on one side
2008
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Karl Fulves They Walk By Night on a New York Times article on magic, Jamy Ian Swiss
2008
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Karl Fulves The Red & The Blue political patter theme suggestion for two-deck tricks
2008
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Karl Fulves Down Sizing "Unexplained"
52-on-One gag card, turned over and only black cards, turned over and only clubs, and so on until selection remains, posed as a problem
2008
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Karl Fulves Secret Spots "Unexplained"
stack of dice, top covered, problem of easily working out top value on each, posed as a problem
Variations 2008
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Karl Fulves Pirates of the Caribbean "Unexplained"
assembly with coins and watch face on a map, outline, posed as a problem
2008
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Karl Fulves Domino Dice "Unexplained"
using dice as dominos for layout, posed as a problem
2008
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Karl Fulves The Gypsy Switch - Part Three article intro
Related to 2008
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Frank Kennard, Karl Fulves Frank Kennard's Method Gypsy Switch handling
Related to 2008
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Karl Fulves Gypped on hiding the discrepancy in the Gypsy Switch
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Karl Fulves, Steve Barrie Steve Barrie's Trick finger ring on lock under handkerchief, penetrating handkerchief, Gypsy Switch
  • KF Note
Inspired by 2008
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Karl Fulves Red Rover blue-backed Ace through Five of Clubs, red-backed Ace through Five of Spades, two cards thought-of and that many cards transferred from top to bottom, Klondike-Down-Under-Deal Variation with combined packed, thought-cards end up in other packet, effect variations:
  • Crossed Thots
  • Uni-Directional
  • Partner Poker
  • Obversity
Related to 2008
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Karl Fulves Back Story further comments and credit information on the referenced items
Related to 2008
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Karl Fulves Cut Deeper comments and applications, see following items
Related to 2008
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Frederick Braue Flip Flop Force cut deeper force, then miniature card "rises"/jumps out
Related toAlso published here
  • "Roundabout", Fred Braue, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Jan. 1949
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Karl Fulves KF Notes on the 203rd force as revelation
2008
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Karl Fulves Altered Mates 203rd/cut deeper force application with counting, two cards at two positions transpose
2008
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Karl Fulves Singularities "kind of anti-Miraskil"
2008
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Aldo Colombini Predict-A-Twist seven picture cards with objects, card with envelope is selected via down-under-deal, an envelope is the prediction
Inspired by
  • "Basicdu" (Howard Adams, Mindspa)
Related to
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Jerry K. Hartman Deuces & Don'ts two sandwiches, one with mystery card, named card put in other sandwich, named card vanishes and mystery card is named card
Inspired by 2008
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Stephen Howe Hydrogen Glass plastic glasses cling to each other and to knife
Variations 2008
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Karl Fulves KF Notes
  • plastic glass clings to knife
  • thread strand in middle of mouth of cup in cups and balls
  • Fred DeMuth's tumbler trick
Inspired byRelated to 2008
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Karl Fulves Math Glass three different glasses, turned up or down
Related toVariations 2008
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Karl Fulves Flip Dice three dice on table, turned over according to instructions, sum on top divined
Inspired by 2008
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Karl Fulves Middle Riddle three dice on table, bet made, one covered
2008
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Karl Fulves Larsen & Wright - A Retrospective intro, see following items
Related to 2008
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Karl Fulves The Himber Wallet credit information
Related to 2008
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Richard F. McKinney The Sprit Message writing appears on paper in Himber wallet precursor
Related toAlso published here
  • The Sphinx, Oct. 1925
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Karl Fulves The 14/15 Force credit information on number forcing stacks
2008
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Karl Fulves Linking Finger Rings credit information
Related to 2008
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Karl Fulves Re-Shape The Pyramid coin layout puzzle
2008
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Karl Fulves Nonconformist deck separated by colors, two cards openly exchanged, medium removes two cards, one from each half, the red card suddenly comes from original color again
2008
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Karl Fulves An Easier Princess involving five court cards and spelling the value of the though-of one
2008
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Karl Fulves Estate of Mind number puzzle/story about dividing a estate
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Karl Fulves Clayton Rosencrance
2008
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Clayton Rosencrance Anywise Coin Vanish coin vanishes from paper, moving coin from end to end, often with bills
Related toAlso published here
  • The Sphinx, March 1924
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Karl Fulves Lie Teller detective story presentation
2008
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Karl Fulves Familiar Face two almost identical photos, spectator choses the one he prefers, mark put on back, photos exchanged and question asked again, mark now on other photo
2008
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Karl Fulves The Flip Wallet two cardboards with ribbons, Jacob's ladder style, construction and several application, two-panel flexagon
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Karl Fulves Holdout Secrets - Part Two on ditching on the spectator, see also following items
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Karl Fulves A Double Find two signed cards shuffled in deck by spectator, one found behind back, other one appears in finger ring rolled-up à la Hofzinser
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Karl Fulves Shirting as finger ring is pulled off finger
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Karl Fulves Motion Magnets "Unexplained"
cards scattered on table move towards card under hand and then cling to it when lifted, posed as a problem
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Karl Fulves Jacob's Ladder "Unexplained"
tumbling block toy with empty cassette cases, coin put in top one is then in bottom one, posed as a problem
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Karl Fulves Migratory Metals "Unexplained"
three borrowed coins tossed from hand to hand, one vanishes, missing coin extracted from crease of elbow, repeated twice, posed as a problem
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Karl Fulves Great Wall "Unexplained"
stone penetrates into clear plastic bag, posed as a problem
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Karl Fulves Great Wall - Coin Variation coin penetrates into clear plastic bag
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Karl Fulves Swipe "Unexplained"
bar code read by touch, blindfolded, beep noice, posed as a problem
2008
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Howard A. Adams Dealflipdropcut small packet tricks, featuring a false mixing process
  • The Principle
  • Spellflipdropcut
  • ESP Test
  • The Others Principle
  • Sequence
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Karl Fulves Poker by Mail nine envelopes with one or two cards in each, Dealflipdropcut mixing with die, three-handed game dealt, performer get's Royal Flush
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Karl Fulves X Files Ace through Five of all suits match eventually
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Karl Fulves David Lame? commentary on David Blaine's stunts, excerpt from "Page Six Magazine"
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Karl Fulves One-Hand Bottom Deals intro
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Karl Fulves One-Hand Erdnase
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Victor Comello, Fearless Force card out-jogged from spread, deck squared, out-jogged card moved to top and switched for top card, used for mating trick
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Karl Fulves Fearless Twice two out-jogged cards switched
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Karl Fulves 2Crds2Dcks two cards chosen from red deck, blue deck spread and same two cards are reversed, both transpose and have the back color from the other deck
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Karl Fulves 1Crd2Wllts selection signed on back, two wallets, half the card travels to each wallet, restored
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Karl Fulves 2Crds2Wllts two cards travel to two wallets, prediction angle
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Karl Fulves The Gypsy Switch - Part Four
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Karl Fulves Pocket Picked marked coin penetrates handkerchief twice
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Karl Fulves Exposing Secrets on exposure, masked magician
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Sam Schwartz Digital Addition three items switched around according to instructions
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Karl Fulves Einstein's Shell Game three different colored marbles and cups, items switched around, outcome predicted, instruction game
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Karl Fulves The Odds Get Even roulette red-black betting system illustrated with six cards
  • Bet Noir
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Karl Fulves Back Story further comments and credit information on the referenced items
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Karl Fulves Jacob's Ladder "how made"
construction details
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Karl Fulves An Unsolved Problem Jacob's Ladder toy made from card cases, some cards in each except top one, Royal Flush named, top case tumbles down and contains named Royal Flush
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Karl Fulves Dealflip "following Dealflipdropcut"
further ideas with the mixing process, see following items
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Karl Fulves Order Restored mixing process with ten cards that restores after four times, dealflipdropcut
2008
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Karl Fulves Dice & Deal mixing process (with die) with eleven cards in 14/15 force stack that restores after two times, dealflipdropcut
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Karl Fulves Virtuality two packets dealt, card chosen and lost with mixing procedure, card located or it travels to case, dealflipdropcut
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Karl Fulves CyberDice dealflipdropcut with deck and the throwing of coins, posed as a problem
2008
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Karl Fulves Retrograde Dice "capturing the past"
three different-colored dice thrown by spectator, numbers added, dice turned according to instructions and numbers added, end sum predicted, number on hidden die divined
2008
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Karl Fulves Numismatica "they've got your number"
after some calculation, one of five force numbers is the outcome
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Karl Fulves Finger Pointing on the phantom finger stunt in which a flesh ball appears between two forefingers held in front of the eyes, also making it real with rubber finger or cocktail frank
2008
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Lennart Green The Scanning elimination procedure alternative for Oracle type location
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Allan Slaight Fulvestige/Vestigeable deck cut, three spectators take the top card each, cards compared to new top card and switched around according to rules, performer names the cards
  • Vestigeable (simplified variation)
Inspired by
  • "Hofzinser Variation" (Karl Fulves, Abra #1205, Mar. 1969)
  • "James Version of Hofzinser Variation" (Stewart James)
Also published here
  • The James File, 2000
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Karl Fulves, Roberto Giobbi Senza Toccare (Look Ma, No Hands)! counting selection procedure
Inspired by 2008 58
Bruce Cervon, Karl Fulves Pivot Production
2009 32
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli), Karl Fulves 17. The Mysterious Force
18. Ruse de Morris Plains
19. The Black Force
cards are shuffled and packet cut off by spectator, this is divided in two piles, number of red in one packet corresponds with number of black cards in other packet, three presentations
Inspired by Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
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Michael Weber A Spectator Named Kennedy shuffled deck, spectator apparently deals cards from center while magicians gets a full house
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Stephen Clark Transpositive mystery card between Jokers in one half, card chosen from other half, sandwich travels to second half and sandwiched card is selection
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Sid Solomon Platform ESP five ESP cards face-down on easel, five more distributed face-up as spectator wishes, they match, using a gaffed stand
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Sam Mayer Up & Down spectator deal deck so that four face-down cards alternate with four face-up cards and so on, one card remembered, located
  • no-touch Miraskil suggestion by Karl Fulves
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Karl Fulves Holdout Secrets - Part Three on vest hold-out, see also following items
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Karl Fulves Sleeve Unlock cards held in sleeve by watch band or rubber band, two methods to get them loose
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Karl Fulves Figure 18 Note coins-to-box idea
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Karl Fulves Dollar Dodge card switch with bills
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Karl Fulves Ricochet slot box, coin from hand to upside-down tabled box
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Karl Fulves U-Neek thirteen-card packet is cut and then dealt, only one value will be at its numerical position
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Karl Fulves Breakage paper wrapped around pencil, pencil breaks inside by itself
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Karl Fulves Here's the title - What's the trick?
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Roy Walton Baby Shark seven four-of-a-kinds on table from Aces to Sevens, joker vanishes from face of deck, appears in tabled row at chosen location
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Karl Fulves Drawing Straws straw wrapping paper moves away and towards straw, static electricity
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Jerry K. Hartman Psi-Cycle two halves, dealt in unison face-down, spectator indicates a few pairs that are set aside, they match
Inspired by
  • "Tri-Cycle" (Jim Turnpaugh, Linking Ring, Jan. 2008, p. 105)
Related to
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Karl Fulves Eek problem of creating calculator error without dividing by zero
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Karl Fulves 1-2-3-4-5 credit information
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Karl Fulves Countertype
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Karl Fulves Rope Count credit information on the false count for professors nightmare
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Karl Fulves The Gypsy Switch - Part Five intro, see following items
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Karl Fulves Tabled Gypsy Gypsy Switch
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Karl Fulves Creased Lightning Gypsy Switch handling
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Karl Fulves Electric Blanket coin though handkerchief, then changes into giant coin
  • Impromptu Method
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Karl Fulves No Change apparently an open switch is made, but the card is still the same, pseudo switch
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Karl Fulves Heavy Mexican Mexican turnover as tabled spread is flipped over, can be any named Ace
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Karl Fulves Near-Perfect Poker spectator takes a card, it is the one that completes a Royal Flush
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Robin Robertson, Peter Duffie His/Her Poker spectator takes a card, it is the one that completes a Royal Flush, man-woman presentation
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Karl Fulves Ten Card Steal
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Karl Fulves Magician Does Good one of five cards chosen, cards shuffled back, three Aces cut to, selection is Three of Hearts, they change into Threes
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Karl Fulves Flat Dice six dice, spectator rolls three, numbers drawn in 2x3 grid, repeated, addition made, number force, book test application or counting to Aces
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