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Karl Fulves Stealing Diamonds selection appears between two Jokers with plunger loading method while jokers are outjogged
July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
43
Karl Fulves In The Beginning blank card is inserted in deck, it becomes a card according to spectator's wishes, gray code and faro, see also reference for further references, for set-up correction see page 56
Related to July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
44
Ralph Gironda Reversing Aces
Related to July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
47
Robert (Bob) Hess Loser! spectators have to guess the high card in 4 card packet and are always wrong
Nov. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 7)
49
Jerry K. Hartman (d) Change of Face solution
Inspired by Nov. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 7)
50
Roy Walton Influence some red-black matching occurs, two stacked decks, faro
Inspired byAlso published here Nov. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 7)
51
Steve Shimm Game-Playing Machines article about simple computer programs applied to (card) games
  • Banker And Broker (cutting the high card)
  • The Tic-Tac-Toe Machine
  • Computer At The Card Table
  • The Machine As Innovator
Related to Nov. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 7)
52
Edward Marlo The Joker's Prediction cards in numerical order, face-down card turns out to be Joker
  • Method 11
Inspired by Fall 1969
Hierophant (Issue 1)
13
Harry Lorayne Snap!
Related toVariations 1969 25
Phoa Yan Tiong Cut & Restored Silk bluff
Related toVariations 1969 7
John Bragoli Transversale prediction of a spun number which was added to an other number, with mini roulette set
Variations 1969 68
Sam Lebeoff A Canticle candle does not extinguish underneath glass, but when it is removed
Jan. 1969 233
Karl Fulves Babel Eddie Fields book, Harris Solomon's passing, Fred Lowe, Tarbell tale
Jan. 1969 234
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields by Eddie Fields (written by Jon Racherbaumer) Jan. 1969 234
Karl Fulves Impromptu Paper Tear no preparation, as problem, see p. 254 & p. 270 for references
Jan. 1969 234
Aaron Wainer Matchbox & Die chosen number from 1 to 6 predicted in matchbox
Related to Jan. 1969 235
Tony Cole Cremation Silk loose thread is given to spectator, silk changes to more thread, becomes silk again in spectator's hand
Jan. 1969 236
Lou Borin Mind vs. Money ten bills borrowed, performer reveals serial numbers behind back, see p. 246 for further references & p. 258 for Evan Shanahan playing card adaption
Also published here Feb. 1969 237
Mike Morhman Red Dragon five symbols, chosen one predicted (in an odd way)
Related to Feb. 1969 239
Jules Lenier Decision randomly selected card helps finding second selection, sixteenth card principle
Inspired byRelated to Feb. 1969 239
Francis J. Baker Card In Balloon houlette, card appears inside inflated (intact) balloon, see p. 264 for torn-corner application by Walter Meyer
Related to Feb. 1969 241
Karl Fulves Babel J. Stewart Smith, Faro Fantasy
Feb. 1969 242
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Faro Fantasy by Paul Swinford
brief
Feb. 1969 242
John Agra Blind Sight
Mar. 1969 243
Karl Fulves Brainwave Principle credit information
Mar. 1969 246
Ian Mikby Algol's Ad ad selected from newspaper is predicted, cutting strip of newspaper when spectator says stop
Mar. 1969 247
Ben Christopher Status Quo reds and blacks separated, they stay separated despite shuffling, then done with small packet (4 & 4)
Related to Mar. 1969 248
Karl Fulves Babel Zig-Zag illusion controversy
Mar. 1969 248
J. W. Sarles Not Without Sorcery performer and spectator write a color with chosen crayon, they match, moving part and hole in prediction pad, see also p. 270 for ESP version by Jules Conway
Related to Apr. 1969 249
B. B. Koch VIP names written on cardboard strips, medium divines chosen strips, see also p. 264 for suggestion by Jules Conway, see p. 308 for reference
Related to Apr. 1969 250
Art Spring 11 & 1 Aces & Jacks removed and Jacks given to spectator, he suddenly holds Aces, see p. 288 for suggestions by Peter McDonald
Variations Apr. 1969 253
Alan Brown Black Widow two initialed cards change place in sandwich cards, see also p. 270 and p. 276 for ideas by John Hudak, Bill Zavis and Fulves
Related toVariations May 1969 255
Karl Fulves Babel Tom Harris passing, Bill Doe's library, Steve Shimm
May 1969 256
Karl Fulves Even Money Proposition spectator is given pairs of red and black cards, he guesses all colors correctly, see p. 289 for reference, p. 292 for comments by George McLean & George Blake
Related toVariationsAlso published here May 1969 257
Roy Walton Countdown Problem four cards tabled, one pocketed by spectator, sum of other three counted down to arrive at match to pocketed card
Related toVariations May 1969 258
Karl Fulves Countdown Problem Solution
Inspired byVariations May 1969 258
L. Vosburgh Lyons Betcha! geometric puzzle in which an area must be divided into four or five equal pieces
Related to May 1969 260
Peter Alexis 50-50 performer and spectator have card, whichever comes first when deck is dealt wins, cheating
Variations June 1969 261
Karl Fulves Babel Don Spurrier, John Pomeroy's "Basic Make-Up For Magicians", Tony Giorgio
June 1969 262
Mike Morhman Rapid Transit four aces in envelope, selected one travels from envelope to card case
June 1969 266
K. Yost Silk Monte silks and glasses travel behind two screens, as guessing game, as finale silk changes to orange
July 1969 267
Karl Fulves Babel Cliff Green passing, critique and reviews in magazines, "Betcha!" solution
July 1969 268
Ben Christopher Negative Flight prediction under hat, card signed and sandwiched, sandwich put in hat, two cards removed, prediction says that one of removed cards is the last one in hat, and so it is
July 1969 269
Arthur Hill Tri-Find three cards chosen and initialed, they are found via a procedure and with a display stand, see also p. 270 for reference
July 1969 271
Karl Fulves The Compleat Gamester proposition bets
  • Birthday Bet (see p. 292 for Mel Stover comment)
  • Red And Black (Martin Gardner)
  • License Plate Poker
  • Ace-Deuce-Jack Variations
  • Black And White
  • Coin Swindles
  • 3-Card Poker
  • Odds On Favorite (Omega Bet, card pushed in reversed and pairs dealt off)
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1969 272
Ralph Gironda Enough Rope ungimmicked rope cut twice and restored, see p. 276 for reference
Aug. 1969 273
Paul Sweetman, Karl Fulves Etcetera
Aug. 1969 276
Karl Fulves Babel Roy Walton, Tony Shiels, Sam Randlett, Tony Griffith
Aug. 1969 277
Art Spring Matched Cards top and bottom cards are initialed, they fuse into one after deck has been cut, see p. 308 for reference
Related toVariations Aug. 1969 278
Jack Posetary Last Aces black Aces in case, selection travels into the sandwich, double facer, see also p. 283 & 289 for reference, p. 306 for presentation by Murry Graham
Related toVariations Sep. 1969 279
Karl Fulves Babel
Sep. 1969 280
Aaron Wainer Spirit Coin coins in glass, one of them marked, they all travel into inspected empty tube behind screen, see also p. 283 for reference
Sep. 1969 281
Karl Fulves The Odd Game small board with hole, billiard ball dropped inside vanishes, repeat, posed as problem, Zone Zero
Variations Sep. 1969 283
Lou Borin Predicto deck dealt in two piles with two cards face-up, both divined, half forcing deck, see p. 289 & 308 for references
Related toVariations
  • "Predic2" (Phil Goldstein, Club 71, Winter 1990, p. 46)
Oct. 1969 285
Karl Fulves Babel astrology, Gibson, Koran, J. W. Sarles' magic shop, practical joke with colorvision (see also p. 306)
Related to Oct. 1969 286
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Complete Illustrated Book of Card Magic by Walter B. Gibson Oct. 1969 286
Ben Christopher Blue Phantom two cards found blindfolded, one of them has different colored back
Inspired by
  • "Divination of two Mentally Selected Cards" (E. G. Brown)
Related to
  • suggestion by Greg Moore on p. 314
Variations
Oct. 1969 287
Len Gardner Mad Money One, Five and Ten dollar bills borrowed and dropped in glasses, One and Five dollar bills vanish in flame and reappear folded inside Ten dollar bill, see p. 289 for reference
Related to
  • suggestion by John Hudak on p. 314
Oct. 1969 287
Karl Fulves Thru The Mirror glove passed through penetration frame changes orientation, posed as problem, see also p. 304 for related practical joke by Robert Murray
Oct. 1969 289
Charles Brent Fate pair of mates revealed by counting down to numbers rolled with dice, in second trick spot cards indicated number on die
Variations Oct. 1969 290
Don Nielsen, Karl Fulves Nor Eyes To See With
  • performer finds red card in black packet behind back
  • circled number on paper is divined behind back
  • set time on watch revealed behind back
fiber optic tube, see also p. 320 for idea by Harold Bester, p. 644 & p. 728 for comments by Syd Bergson & Karl Fulves
Related toVariations Nov. 1969 291
Karl Fulves Babel Marcia Seligson column on Jean Dixon in NY Times, Hofzinser Folio, Charlie Miller on Faro Tricks
Nov. 1969 292
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Beat The House humorous dealing routine in which performer plays against two players and always gets one card less, three phases, in final phase performer gets non and players blank cards
Nov. 1969 294
Karl Fulves J. N. Hofzinser on Hofzinser's life and the published sources, see also p. 411 for references
Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
295
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Karl Fulves On the Presentation of Mathematical Tricks
Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
297
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Two Unsolved Card Problems
  • 1. card vanishes and reappears rolled inside finger ring by spectator held behind his back
  • 2. Hofzinser Ace Problem
Related toVariations Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
299
Karl Fulves Concluding Notes on this Hofzinser folio
Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
302
Karl Fulves, Aaron Wainer Three Bottles
  • tobacco and paper dropped in bottle and shake, transforms into cigarette
  • cork pops off second bottle after moving up and down (a la Zombie)
  • whistling in third bottle, bottle whistles by itself afterwards, see p. 308 for reference
Related to Dec. 1969 303
Karl Fulves Babel Velki magazine, Mystic Power Mentations (Vosburgh Lyons), Ed Mishell's Hold-Out Miracles, Stewart Smith, practical joke by Robert Murray (two right handed gloves) via Martin Gardner
Dec. 1969 304
Robert E. Neale, Karl Fulves Roulette russian roulette demonstration, "Readers unfamiliar with firearms are urged not to try this trick.", see p. 308 for reference and p. 312 for comment
Dec. 1969 305
George McLean Colorvision Gag practical joke with colorvision
Related to Dec. 1969 306
Murry Graham Case as Jail Cell with slits cut out
Related to Dec. 1969 306
Aaron Wainer Floating Match in Bottle lighted match floats in bottle
Dec. 1969 308
Roy Walton Stepping Stones solution for a problem posed by Fulves, several variations
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1969 21
Karl Fulves New Light on Black Magic face-up/face-down shuffled deck, effect with matching pairs of face-down and face-up cards with several phases
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
50
Karl Fulves Mechanical Card Controls simplification with stripper cards or cards with corner torn off
Inspired by 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
52
Karl Fulves Adjacencies problem of bringing two cards at random position together with faro shuffles
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
53
Karl Fulves The Partial Faro selection procedure with faros that places a key card next to selection
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
53
Karl Fulves As A Vanish placing sticky card next to selection with faro, also rough-smooth method
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
53
Karl Fulves As A Force card is selected and shuffled in deck, spectator should now also remember card next to his selection which is forced and can have different back
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
54
Karl Fulves As A Stop Trick comedy presentation, on a card is written when spectator should stop
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
55
Karl Fulves The Gray Liar questions about selection are asked, at the end top card has text written on it that says when spectator lied and where the selection is, faro, see also Addenda on page 60
Related to 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
56
Karl Fulves An Odd Gray Coincidence two packets from different decks, question and faro shuffling procedure before coincidence
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
57
Karl Fulves Unit Control two five-card packets with different backs are put together, three faros, one card from top five cards is now in bottom section and vice versa
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
58
Karl Fulves Unit Transpo two five-card packets with different backs are put together after a selection is made from each, three faros, selections are in odd-backed piles now
Related to 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
58
Karl Fulves Trans-Script two signatures change position on odd-backed cards, with odd-backed duplicates, faro, see also Addenda on page 60
Related to 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
58
Karl Fulves Block Transfer credit information
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
61
William Zavis Beginning Again odd-backed blank card is inserted in deck, it becomes a card according to spectator's wishes, gray code and faro, full-deck version
Related to 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
62
Karl Fulves At The 17th in small packet two selections are located with an odd-backed joker that transforms in a three-spot, then four-spot, faro
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
63
Roy Walton Flip Flop simplified version with reverse faros
Inspired by 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
64
Karl Fulves The Interrogation Technique packet of blank cards is faro shuffled, one printed card is then seen which matches what the spectator wanted (color, odd/even,...)
Related to 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
66
Karl Fulves Triumff
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
67
Roy Walton The Abacus Card Trick four cards chosen, gray code on one way backs
Related toVariations 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
69
Karl Fulves Accountable some mathematics of the riffle shuffle
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
71
Karl Fulves The Block Transfer general comments
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
74
Karl Fulves Setting Up The Move with block transfer
Related to 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
74
Karl Fulves The Negative Transfer to get rid of top cards
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
75
Karl Fulves A Note On The Proceedings comment on block transfer described before
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
76
Karl Fulves Top Card Cover block transfer variation
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
76
Karl Fulves The Double Transfer shifting blocks in both directions simultaneously
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
77
Karl Fulves The Stripper Deck commentary
Related to 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
78
Karl Fulves General Considerations handling the stripper deck to control cards with tabled riffle shuffles
  • Control To The Top
  • Control To The Bottom
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
78
Karl Fulves, Theodore Annemann The Annotated Annemann reversing a selection in one-way or stripper deck
Inspired by 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
79
Karl Fulves Combination Control controlling two selections in stripper deck with tabled riffle shuffles
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
80
Karl Fulves Auto-Stack stripper deck application for stacking
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
82
Karl Fulves Octogonal Aces Aces shuffled reversed in deck, cut to again, stripper deck
Related to 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
82
Karl Fulves What - No Reversal? stripper deck throw offs
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
84
Karl Fulves Sidebars stripper deck throw off, faro
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
85
Karl Fulves Stripper-Teckel selection and mate are found, fair procedure, stripper deck
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
86
Karl Fulves Small World stripper deck
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
87
Karl Fulves Theoretical Strippers special cut, negative transfer (block transfer) as application
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
88
Karl Fulves Pure Theory thoughts on generalized stripper principle
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
89
Karl Fulves A Note On Handling handling a stripper deck
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
90
Robert (Bob) Hess Never Underestimate four Kings and three Queens, but no real unequal transposition
Mar. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 8)
57
Bruce Cervon 3 Way Split divided double faced card, solution
Inspired byRelated to Mar. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 8)
60
Roy Walton Divided We Stand kind of small-packet OOTW
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Mar. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 8)
61
Karl Fulves The Closed Prediction spectator removes card from sixteen-card packet, performer faro shuffles and finds mate
Mar. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 8)
63
William P. Miesel Simplex 3 Way simplified solution
Inspired by July 1970
Epilogue (Issue 9)
65
Gray Leese 4-Card Quadrille signed prediction card turns out to be card selected & initialed by spectator
Related to July 1970
Epilogue (Issue 9)
66
Karl Fulves Once A King aces and kings, three card monte presentation, ace travels to king packet
July 1970
Epilogue (Issue 9)
68
Karl Fulves Quadrille Notes
Related to July 1970
Epilogue (Issue 9)
70
Karl Fulves A Remarkable Bet heads and tails bet with three coins, presentation for Walter Penney's coin flipping paradox
Nov. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 10)
77
Fred Lessor Flipover Switch Mexican Turnover as tabled spread is flipped over with a card
Related to Nov. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 10)
80
Bob Paul Pips Quick climax for picking of the pips, lots of pips fall from deck
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
74
Bob Paul Dime & Penny coin changes inside bottle, marked
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
76
Tom Hubbard The Sliding Knot
Related to 1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
83
Francis J. Baker Logic two cards chosen, one found by performer and one by spectator, red-black alternating
Related toVariations Jan. 1970 311
Peter Brooke Dates three spectators with coins, a fourth coin is introduced and each spectator finally selects one, dates divined
Inspired by
  • "Hofzinser Variation" (Karl Fulves, Abra #1205)
Jan. 1970 311
Karl Fulves Babel Jack Gwynne died, Richard Himber newspaper clipping, Tarbell #7 supposed to be written by Oscar Weigle, Jack Chanin anecdote
Jan. 1970 312
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Best Magic Tricks by Lu Brent Jan. 1970 312
John Taylor Rigelian Ring ring penetrates cardboard, finger and handkerchief, three phases, see also p. 326 and p. 340
Jan. 1970 313
Ray Bedwell Solution To The Odd Game small board with hole, billiard ball dropped inside vanishes, repeat, posed as problem, Zone Zero
Inspired by Jan. 1970 314
Brian Jordan 8 - 25 packets removed and counted down in some piles, two mates appear, see also p. 348
Related to
  • "Isochronism" (Stewart James, Linking Ring, Oct. 1952)
Jan. 1970 315
Joseph K. Schmidt Coin Flourish one-handed, three coin stack, middle coin spun out and rotated, also popular with poker chips, see also p. 326 & p. 332
Variations Jan. 1970 315
Dr. Stanley Jaks Dim The Lights small hand taps out value of first selection, then finds second selection by dragging top half away, see also p. 340
Related to Jan. 1970 316
Karl Fulves Babel fortune tellers, Comedy Funnel Magic (Maurice)
Feb. 1970 318
Harold Bester, Chris Hussey, L. Vosburgh Lyons, Martin Gardner, Paul Sweetman Etcetera
Related to Feb. 1970 320
Ned Powers No Chance card selected behind back, card used to stab into deck reversed behind back, it changes into selection
Feb. 1970 321
Karl Fulves Colorvision Plus Math color vision cube turned on table by spectator according to instructions, color divined, see also p. 340 & 373
Related to Feb. 1970 322
Karl Fulves Babel Jack Boschan's "Phosphorus" magazine, Ganson's "Unique Rope Routine" vs. George Sands routine, John Mulholland newspaper obituary
Mar. 1970 324
Martin Gardner The Compleat Gamester Addition red-black betting game with eight cards
Inspired by Mar. 1970 324
Art Spring Crushed orange is supposed to travel into glas, only skin remains, orange juice in glass, simplified, see p. 337 for Sid Lorraine reference
Inspired by Mar. 1970 325
Francis J. Baker Devil's Dial number dialled, person at other end divines a number, see also p. 342 & 348
Related toVariations Mar. 1970 327
David Moore Ultimate Erdnase Royal Flush face-up in deck, overhand stacked, with surprise, Magician vs. Gambler theme, see also p. 332 and p. 337
Variations Mar. 1970 328
Neal Thomas Law of Gravity Hydrostatic Bottle with milk, milk vanishes visibly partially in bottle, see also p. 342 & 348
Apr. 1970 329
Karl Fulves Babel Vernon's "Revelations", Kirk Stiles' "Deceivers Quarterly", cartoon, Edmund Younger (Li Chung Soo)
Apr. 1970 330
Robert (Bob) Hess Ring Box ring dropped in box, want inserted, penetrates wand
Apr. 1970 333
J. W. Sarles Quicksilver marked coin locked in silk with ring, repeat
Related to May 1970 336
Jack Posetary Gremlin Glass coin in glass, ball on top, second glass moved in and out and ball jumps to other glass
May 1970 337
Robert E. Neale Infernal Machine eight cards with different men and women, dating presentation, anti-faros to produce requested cards, binary, see bottom of p. 341 for credit information, p. 420 for envelope suggestion by Cushing Strout
VariationsAlso published here June 1970 339
Karl Fulves 10-Card Deal Variation only better chances of winning by performer, not sure-fire
June 1970 341
Morty Rudnick Two Coins two coins under two cards, one travels to the other, coins connected with thread, see also p. 348
Related toVariations June 1970 343
Karl Fulves Babel on Larry Jennings, NY Mystery Dinner, Ben Braude, Aldini's "New Concepts In Magic"
June 1970 343
Karl Fulves Babel Fred Kaps, Ed Marlo (heart attack), Hofzinser Folio, magicians' real name quiz, Vernon's Revelations, Milbourne Christopher, sale of Townsend collection
July 1970 346
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Novel Concepts With Cards by Aldini July 1970 346
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Magic of Allan Lambie by Allan Lambie July 1970 346
Larry Jennings Even Money pairs of cards given to spectator, he finds it impossible to guess color of any card, see also p. 420 for comment by Trevor Dawson
Inspired by July 1970 347
Peter Alexis Effigy spectator writes down body part, performer divines it via figure on slate, voodoo presentation
July 1970 347
Don Nielsen, Karl Fulves Colorvision Revisited two color vision sets, three-phase matching routine
July 1970 349
Ned Powers Duplicate Thots with repeat
July 1970 349
Brian Jordan In One Second Flat gag sequence in which spectator is apparently taught how to read marks and he thinks he follows that aces have been removed and put in case
Related to July 1970 350
John Hamilton Eyes of the Gods two spectators with half the deck each chose a card, spectators deal through deck and performer announces first card, second card spelled to
Related toVariationsAlso published here Aug. 1970 351
Karl Fulves Babel Chester Morris died, Rosemary Brown, word puzzles, Jack Channin
Aug. 1970 352
John Hamilton Down & Out Tantalizer type routine with cut-off packet, card predicted and one of same value is on top of discard pile, see also p. 373
Inspired byRelated to Aug. 1970 354
Alan Brown Future Ghost cards thought-of and not removed from deck, one-way faces or edge-marks or one-way crimp, see also p. 373 and p. 684
Related toVariations Sep. 1970 357
Karl Fulves Babel getting Hofzinser book through Volker Huber, Harvey Rosenthal
Sep. 1970 358
Robert (Bob) Hess Immovable Object deck in two packets, top cards shown and exchanged, on one packet it remains the same card, repeated several times
Sep. 1970 359
Robert (Bob) Hess Irresistible Fours two cards as predictions, two cards chosen, makes four fours
Sep. 1970 359
Peter Alexis Canterbury Cups with various sleights and loads
Inspired byRelated to Sep. 1970 359
Karl Fulves Visible Penetration ball through cup
Sep. 1970 362
Karl Fulves Child's Play
Variations Sep. 1970 364
Karl Fulves Babel Magic Christian, Roger Smith's Necromancer, Marc Reymont
Oct. 1970 366
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Chandu's Magical Varieties by Harold Chandler Oct. 1970 366
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Exclusive Magic by Harold Rice Oct. 1970 366
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Mind Scan by Dan Tong Oct. 1970 366
Art Spring Divining Cup numbered slips with information written by spectators in cup, performer divines contents, slips secretly burned via flash paper
Oct. 1970 367
Peter Alexis Cup & Ball Techniques
Oct. 1970 367
Peter Alexis Clip Steal ball stolen from top of cup as another cup is put onto it
Oct. 1970 368
Peter Alexis Routine very short two-cup routine with final load
Oct. 1970 368
Peter Alexis Delayed Lapping Move ball lapped from cup
Oct. 1970 368
Jack Hara 4th Quarter card torn in four pieces, one given to spectator, others put in deck but one remains visible, it is pulled out and card is restored attached to it
Related toVariations Oct. 1970 369
J. W. Sarles Not a Knot long and short rope tied together, then knot slid in center and ropes untied, sliding knot
Variations Nov. 1970 371
Karl Fulves Babel escape artist Mario Manzini, John Scarne, Ibidem, Roy Walton, Ricky Jay ("self-styled hippie magician")
Nov. 1970 372
Karl Fulves Oracle packet cut off and reduced to one card via reverse faros, this card predicted
Related toVariationsAlso published here Nov. 1970 374
Karl Fulves Parablox paper box used to take props from it, at the end it changes to solid block of wood, posed as problem, see also p. 402 for solution by Bill Taylor
Related to
  • "Boxes or Blocks" (The Magic Wand, June-Sep 1933)
Variations
Nov. 1970 374
Francis J. Baker Stop Trick blank card with "STOP!" appears at same number in one heap as selection in other heap
Winter 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio)
378
Robert (Bob) Hess Spirit Aces black aces rise to top of four-Ace-packet repeatedly, a black ace travels from pocket back to aces, then red aces to pocket
Winter 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio)
378
Karl Fulves Second Law some value coincidences happen when dealing through piles, application of Milk Build Shuffle to Si Stebbins
Inspired by
  • "Isaac's Law" (Karl Fulves, Magic and Spells Quarterly)
Related to
Winter 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio)
379
Peter Alexis Mini-Mental two cards thought of from eight card-packet
Winter 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio)
380
Marvin Johnson Blue Dice two numbers generated with dice, two spectators select cards and remove cards according to their numbers, both spectators selected the same card and it has different colored back
Inspired byRelated to Dec. 1970 387
W. Mason Bet-A-Bill betting game, the last digit of which bill is highest
Dec. 1970 387
Brian Jordan Your Thot without exchanging decks
Dec. 1970 388
Tony Cole Duo Flight three blank cards, geometric shape drawn on center one and those placed in envelope, same procedure with written name and second envelope, transposition, gaffed envelopes, see also p. 402 for suggestion by Robert Byrne
Dec. 1970 389
Jack Posetary No Mirror reading colors of cards, whet thumbnail as shiner, see also p. 411
Related to Dec. 1970 389
Karl Fulves Introduction
1971 4
Henry Christ The HC Difference & Sum original handling, spot cards are used for calculations multiple times, outcome predicted
Related toVariations 1971 113
Karl Fulves Swallow the Leader Ace assembly, then Aces vanish
Mar. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 11)
85
Karl Fulves Simple Addition
Mar. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 11)
85
Karl Fulves Reference Data references for Strip-Out Addition
Mar. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 11)
86
Karl Fulves Pull Down Move Credit
Related to Mar. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 11)
88
Johnny Thompson, Harry Riser Hofzinser All-Backed three card transformation sequence, with all-backs phase, see references for credit information
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1971
Epilogue (Issue 12)
91
Karl Fulves Background of Quick Three-Way
July 1971
Epilogue (Issue 12)
91
Harvey Rosenthal The Center Cut center block pass false cut, credit information, as key placement for peeked at card
Related toAlso published here July 1971
Epilogue (Issue 12)
93
Karl Fulves All Backs three card transformation sequence, with all-backs phase
Inspired by July 1971
Epilogue (Issue 12)
95
Fred Lessor Simple Optics selection travels from underneath hat into deck between aces, simplified handling
Inspired byVariations Nov. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 13)
101
Karl Fulves Two Shuffle Controls: Riffle Placement two selection in incomplete riffle shuffle condition are selected and controlled twenty-six cards apart, two handlings
Related to Nov. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 13)
103
Karl Fulves Theoretical Readers edge marked stay stack to locate selection and its mate
Related to Nov. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 13)
104
David Reichler Double Hofzinser joker transforms into two selections, Reichler = Rosenthal according to reference
Related to Nov. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 13)
108
Karl Fulves Foreward
1971 4
Karl Fulves A Telephone Mystery medium is called and names selection when order of deck is read out, distant key
1971 5
Karl Fulves Cards And A Number... counting selection procedure
Variations 1971 5
Karl Fulves This Is A Poker Hand? four aces are stacked from a shuffled deck
1971 6
Karl Fulves Plunger Cull for alternative techniques see reference
Variations 1971 6
Karl Fulves 6-Card Mental Test one of six, off-beat method
1971 8
Karl Fulves Another Oracle spectator cuts off some cards, anti-faro procedure until one card remains, it's odd backed
Inspired byRelated to 1971 10
Karl Fulves Impromptu ESP multiple out spelling location with small packet, for correction of procedure see reference
Related to 1971 11
Karl Fulves Technicolor Thought
Related to 1971 12
Karl Fulves Essential Erdnase demonstrating card control by controlling and producing 4s, aces as kicker
Related to 1971 13
Karl Fulves Optical Aces card vanishes from sandwich under hat, travels into sandwich in deck
Related toVariations 1971 15
Karl Fulves Klondike Notes two card location with Klondike Shuffle
Related to 1971 17
Karl Fulves Double Express top and bottom card of deck transpose, for odd-backed handling see reference
Related toVariations 1971 19
Karl Fulves Sliding Seconds taking two cards from top of deck, one is a double with push-off technique
1971 19
Karl Fulves Aces To Win packet trick with gambling presentation
Related to 1971 20
Karl Fulves A Card Is Found card is stabbed next to selection in pocket, duplicate
1971 22
Karl Fulves The Composite
1971 23
Karl Fulves M2 Control Ovette Master Move as placement, see also Note 3 of reference
Related to 1971 24
Karl Fulves Smyth Myth Selection Procedure
1971 25
Karl Fulves The Non-Slip Cut - Basic Technique spectator removes block from center, a card is held back there
1971 25
Karl Fulves Controlled Cut controlling card twenty-six apart from a key, non-slip cut
1971 26
Karl Fulves Ace-Dice-Ace position of selection is found via mathematical procedure involving dice, non-slip cut
1971 27
Karl Fulves Faroincidence reversed card is at same position as selection when dealt from two packets in unison, faro, non-slip cut, "The shuffled deck is handed to you behind your back. With the cards out of sight, reverse the 25th and 26th cards from the top." Good luck!
1971 27
Karl Fulves Note 3 application to stripper deck
Inspired by 1971 28
Karl Fulves In The Sleeve card openly placed in performer's sleeve turns out to be later selection
Variations 1971 29
Karl Fulves Sleeve Extraction card is apparently removed from sleeve but actually comes from center of deck
1971 29
Karl Fulves It Stretches card is shown to be extra long, spectator can push it through deck, using wax gimmick
Related toVariations 1971 30
Karl Fulves Chance? Fate? two card location, key card
1971 31
Karl Fulves Mutus Nomen - The Odd-Even Technique
1971 32
Karl Fulves The English Equivalent Mutus Nomen, faro
Related toVariations 1971 34
Karl Fulves The Running Cull sorting deck in thirteen quartets, several run throughs
Related to 1971 35
Karl Fulves Juxtasecond blank card transposes with signed card, double facer
1971 37
Karl Fulves Big Deal gag, spectator cannot square his selection in the deck because it's larger than the other cards
1971 38
Karl Fulves Future Minus odd backed card underneath cardboard, another card signed is put underneath as well, they become one signed odd-backed card
Related toVariations 1971 39
Karl Fulves Five Into Four Five of diamonds is cut in fourth and puzzled together so a center section is missing, face changes to Four of diamonds
Related toVariations 1971 42
Karl Fulves No Sliding sliding block revelation
Variations 1971 44
Karl Fulves It's A Trap first selection appears between sandwich cards, transforms into second selection
Related to 1971 45
Karl Fulves Sandwich Load
1971 46
Karl Fulves Alignment Sandwich Switch
1971 47
Karl Fulves Introduction
1971 2
Karl Fulves Another Oracle as a 2-deck Do As I Do coincidence
Inspired by 1971 3
Karl Fulves Essential Erdnase idea of applying block transfer shuffle
Inspired by 1971 3
Karl Fulves Optical I card travels from sandwich underneath hat to sandwich in deck
Inspired by 1971 3
Karl Fulves Optical II card travels from sandwich underneath hat to sandwich in deck, sandwich cards also transpose
Inspired by 1971 4
Karl Fulves Simulated Placedown convincer when tabled cards are secretly face up under cover card
1971 5
Karl Fulves Klondike Notes substituting faro for Klondike shuffle and the other way around, e.g. in references
Related to 1971 5
Karl Fulves Non-Slip Cut blank card in center changes into later selection, faro placement
1971 5
Karl Fulves The Running Cull idea in which spectator rearranges order of cards for performer
Related to 1971 7
Karl Fulves Ultra Mentalia spectator removes three-of-a-kind from sixteen-card packet with a reversed card, reversed card turns out to be fourth matching card, faro, see also Problem (B) of reference
Related to 1971 8
Karl Fulves The Reverse Riffle Shuffle binary cull with unsolved problems
1971 9
Karl Fulves No Sliding four aces produced, fifth ace produced, previous aces are now kings, extension
Inspired by 1971 10
Karl Fulves It's A Trap red Threes find selection, but selection is a red Three, sandwich cards change to black Threes
Related toVariations 1971 11
Karl Fulves Future Minus prediction is placed between sandwich cards, selection as well, they turn out to be the same
  • A Variation in Handling
Inspired byRelated to 1971 12
Karl Fulves Double Express bottom and top card transpose, with odd-backed card
Inspired by 1971 14
Karl Fulves It Stretches tip
Inspired by 1971 15
Karl Fulves The English Equivalent additional
Inspired by 1971 16
Karl Fulves Technicolor Thought divided deck location, then set-up for "No Mirror"
Related to 1971 16
Karl Fulves Note note on culling and motivation to spread through deck
1971 17
Karl Fulves One Finger Double push-off with apparently a single finger
Related toVariations 1971 18
Karl Fulves Plunger Cull in-jog shuffle cull, two alternatives
Inspired by 1971 18
Karl Fulves Plunger Principle credit information
1971 19
Karl Fulves One Way Transpositions notes on unequal or odd-backed transpositions
1971 19
Karl Fulves Technicolor Shuffle cutting to red cards, secret strip out condition
1971 19
Karl Fulves, Milton Kort Important! correction
Related to 1971 19
Martin Gardner "Wink Change"
Related toVariationsAlso published here Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
290
Karl Fulves Babel P.C. Sorcar died, Al Flosso, Jack Ferero, Hofzinser translations
Jan. 1971 392
Karl Fulves (reviewer) An Approach to Genuine Magic - Part Two by J. Stewart Smith Jan. 1971 392
Ben Christopher Link Illusion
  • The Heel Grip
  • The Shrinking Ring
  • The First Link
  • The Expanding Link
  • Drop Link
  • The Missing Link
Jan. 1971 395
Ed Thiele He Has It! handkerchief nods on the selection in tabled row, but it's not it, it's in the handkerchief instead, see also p. 410 for comment by Steve Holland, p. 420 for comment by Leslie May
Jan. 1971 396
Charles Ostin The King's English spectator writes letter on slate, next spectator adds later and so on until word is formed, this is predicted in typed form, see p. 426 for comment by William Taylor
(spelled "Charles Osten", see p. 637 for correction)
Related to Feb. 1971 397
Karl Fulves Babel Clayton Rawson passed away with 64, John Scarne newspaper clipping
Feb. 1971 398
Joseph K. Schmidt Center Tear spectator writes card in center of square paper, cut into four pieces and puzzled together so a center section is missing, can be presented as pseudo center tear, see p. 527 for comment by L. Vosburgh Lyons
Inspired by Feb. 1971 398
Karl Fulves Initial Encounter signed card is really burned in window envelope, reproduced from back of hall, signatures of people are saved
Related to Feb. 1971 399
Ralph Gironda Jack-Jack jacks covered with card case, card chosen, jack of same suit vanishes and is found in card case
Inspired byVariations Feb. 1971 399
Sid Lorraine Solution to Parablox paper box used to take fruit and food from it, at the end it contains a solid die that fills up the entire box
Inspired by Mar. 1971 405
Karl Fulves Babel
Mar. 1971 406
Karl Fulves Someone Like You eight-card packet, spectator tries red-black separation, the score of hits and misses is looked up in an index of possible scores, on the correct score the spectator is described in detail
Related to Mar. 1971 407
Ed Ryan Collector two double facers
Mar. 1971 407
Martin Gardner Turnabout Coins coin layout puzzle
Related toVariationsAlso published here Mar. 1971 412
George Blake Oracle Jr. "Oracle" as location instead of prediction, packet cut off and reduced to one card via reverse faros
Inspired by Mar. 1971 412
Karl Fulves Babel on Lu Brent, Al Flosso, Joseph Schmidt's artwork, Lionel King anecdote doing magic for drunks
Apr. 1971 414
Roy Walton, Bob Veeser Oracull sixteen-card packet, mate found, see p. 424 for correction
Inspired by Apr. 1971 415
Robert (Bob) Hess Joker Mental odd-backed joker placed next to mate of named card, joker transforms into named card
Variations Apr. 1971 416
Karl Fulves Babel Micky Hades, The Luscher Color Test
May 1971 418
Francis J. Baker, Ron Baillie In the Sands cardboard box with sand, spectator writes ESP symbol in sand and shakes sand, assistant recreates sand drawing
Inspired by
  • idea in Pentagram from Ron Baille, ca. 20 years ago
May 1971 419
Karl Fulves The Left-Handed Knot comedy rope routine with two spectators and ring, woman can free rope from ring and man cannot
  • Handling of the Knot
  • Outline of the Routine
  • The Psychic Release
see also p. 676 for anecdote
Related to May 1971 421
Karl Fulves Babel S. Leo Horowitz died age 77, John Scarne on David Frost show, Don Alan on Gary Moore show
June 1971 424
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Coins of Ishtar by Jules DeBarros
brief
June 1971 424
Arthur Hill The Odd Color number of red cards in one half counted, that number of black cards counted down, this card predicted, see also p. 439
  • The Follow Up (location effect)
Variations June 1971 424
Ed Thiele Contrary Cards card turns over with strange procedure
Variations June 1971 426
Martin Gardner Paradox Papers paper with numbers in a 4x4 grid is folded into small square, edges cut off, then all even numbers are one way and the odds another, application with cards, Steve Shimm suggestion, tapestry handling, see also p. 521 for Gene Nielson handling, H. E. Dudeney
Inspired by
  • Henry Dudeny puzzle from "Modern Puzzles" (1926)
Related toVariationsAlso published here
July 1971 429
Lin Searles Moracle packet cut off and reduced to one card via reverse faros, this card predicted and four Aces on top of discard piles, see also p. 486 for comment by Charles Hudson
Inspired byRelated toVariations July 1971 430
Karl Fulves Babel Sam Schwartz providing S. Leo Horowitz notebooks
July 1971 430
Reinhard Müller 3-Card Catch one-handed sandwich throw
Related toVariations July 1971 431
Karl Fulves Gaffed Coins - 3/4 Silver Fake double facer with silver on one side and a bit of silver and mostly copper on other side, used in transposition with Okito box, see also p. 513
Related to July 1971 432
Tom Harris Just Chance with three envelopes, historical comments
Related toVariations July 1971 434
Karl Fulves Babel death of George McAthy, credit statement on linking rubber bands, John Scarne, geometric puzzle (for solution, see p. 470), Paul Cinquevalli's juggling closer
Related to Aug. 1971 436
Peter Alexis Strange reversed Ace of Spades ends up next to selection, then changes back color
Inspired by Aug. 1971 439
Edmund Rowland News Test newspaper folded and edges cut off, number counted to, Koran's binary newspaper
Related toVariations Aug. 1971 440
Robert (Bob) Hess L'Express top and bottom card of deck transpose, see correction on p. 460
Inspired by Sep. 1971 442
Karl Fulves Unmatch five reds and five blacks mixed, spectator points to any five, removed as block, cards from both piles simultaneously turned over, always one red and one black, see also p. 460
VariationsAlso published here Sep. 1971 443
Karl Fulves, Sam Leo Horowitz S. Leo Horowitz
Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
446
Sam Leo Horowitz Put-Back Move one card exchanged while two four-of-a-kinds are displayed and separated
Related toVariations Autumn 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio)
456
Karl Fulves Babel price increase
Oct. 1971 460
Harvey Rosenthal Notes on 3 Card Catch different grip
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Oct. 1971 461
Ben Christopher Nokito Box using bottomless Okito box, three phases, different gaff options in "Added Notes"
Oct. 1971 463
Karl Fulves Hex Squared 4x4 layout, spectator moves around according to fixed rules and ends on force card, see also p. 512 and also p. 550 for ideas by "Eddie" Cowles and Karl Fulves
Related toVariationsAlso published here Nov. 1971 466
Karl Fulves Jacob Daley's Notebooks
Related to Dec. 1971 469
Karl Fulves Babel Lou Tannen, John Holt, must-read card books, Kabbala as Pallbearers-imitation, Swinford's More Faro Fantysy
Dec. 1971 470
Roy Walton Twice Two prediction vanishes from between two Queens as it is the same as the selection, then appears between the Queens of opposite color
  • Alternative Procedure
Related toAlso published here 1971 33
Jerry K. Hartman Bottom Double Lift drawn out from outer end, letter to Karl Fulves dated 12/24/70
Also published here 1971 1
Jerry K. Hartman Center Double Lift doing Bottom Double Lift on upper half of deck after allowing bottom half to drop (beginning of Charlier Cut), letter to Karl Fulves dated 12/24/70
Also published here 1971 1
Jerry K. Hartman Active Aces Aces packet, black Aces shown to be on top and bottom, they transpose with each other twice, for finale they transpose with red Aces, letter to Karl Fulves dated 12/24/70
Also published here 1971 6
Jerry K. Hartman On the Up and Up Aces packet, two times the red Aces travel from below black Aces to above, for finale one red Ace comes to top and spectator makes second one come up, letter to Karl Fulves dated 1/25/71
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1971 7
Jerry K. Hartman Artificial Double Lift basic technique, single card turnover, card below it already faceup, letter to Karl Fulves dated 9/29/69
Also published here 1971 17
Jerry K. Hartman Fast Draw spectator’s card is reversed in deck unseen, magicians displays another card for himself, faceup deck is dealt through to see whose card turns up first, when spectator thinks he won, turn over his reversed card to show it is also your card, letter to Karl Fulves dated 9/29/69
Inspired by 1971 18
Roger Smith Universal Stud Poker solution for posed problem by Karl Fulves, in five-card packet the cards change in some way, with variation
Inspired by June 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 11)
5
Roger Smith A,2 Joker several solutions for posed problem by Karl Fulves
  • Ace-Two-Joker Extra #1
  • Ace-Two Joker 35
Inspired by Dec. 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 12)
4
Karl Fulves Ace Cutting performer cuts to the four Aces after losing them
Inspired by 1971 1
Frank Everhart Chicago Opener
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1972 13
Bill Severn, Pete Biro Rising Card from Envelope pencil with rubber band
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1972 121
Brooks Conner Copper or Silver five copper and five silver coins are interlaced, named coins penetrate table
Related to 1972 389
Karl Fulves, Dr. Jacob Daley Notes on a Daley Problem exchanging a sandwiched card with riffle shuffle
1972 148
Reinhard Müller 3-Card Catch selection is found via Three Card Catch, two methods
Related toVariations Mar. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 14)
112
Karl Fulves Illusion Aces Aces turn over one by one between two Jokers, change to Kings
Inspired byRelated toVariations Mar. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 14)
114
Robert E. Neale New Age Cards three cards with words on them, thought-of word divined, one of the cards vanishes
Related to Mar. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 14)
117
Karl Fulves Applications - 3. of Side-Steal Placement, odd-backed card in deck turns out to be freely peeked at card
July 1972
Epilogue (Issue 15 (Part 2))
135
Derek Dingle Progressive Triumph four selections, funny presentation, solution
Inspired by July 1972
Epilogue (Issue 15 (Part 2))
141
Mike Rogers Whistle/No Sliding sliding production
Inspired by Nov. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 16)
145
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control selection made in incomplete riffle shuffle condition, controlled to twenty-six or known position
Related toVariations Nov. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 16)
148
Earl Keyser Faro Ideas - Reflected Gray Stack sixteen-Card Arrangement & 32-Card Arrangement, solution
Inspired by Nov. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 16)
151
Tony Cole No Mirror thumbnail as impromptu shiner
Nov. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 16)
152
Gene Castillon Monte Madness variations
Inspired by Mar. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 3)
17
Jon Racherbaumer Ho-Hum Humdinger set-up, application
Inspired byVariations Apr. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 4)
30
Karl Fulves Four As Three The Basic Count, pullback action
Related to 1972 1
Karl Fulves Modified Count simplified "Four As Three"
1972 3
Karl Fulves Front and Back showing both sides while hiding a card
1972 4
Karl Fulves Middle Monte extra card, color changing back kicker
1972 5
Karl Fulves Simplex Trap card in sandwich transforms into selection
1972 6
Karl Fulves Mexican Monte monte/twist combo with unexpected/funny cards appearing
Related toVariations 1972 8
Karl Fulves Five As Four pullback action
1972 10
Karl Fulves A la Hofzinser
1972 11
Karl Fulves Unmix 2&2
1972 12
Karl Fulves Equilibrium two reds and two blacks face-up/face-down, the blacks become red one by one
1972 13
Karl Fulves Reverse Five As Four pullback action
1972 16
Karl Fulves Combination Count
1972 17
Karl Fulves Gaffed Cards new type of flap card to vanish a card
1972 17
Karl Fulves Maximum Leader 2&2 oil water, twisting, then all backs change to various colors
1972 18
Karl Fulves 5 As 5 while hiding one
Related to 1972 22
Karl Fulves Quick Chameleon black selection made, five reds removed, one turns over and changes into black selection
1972 24
Karl Fulves Progressive Aces Joker between Aces turned over, then Aces follow one by one, posed as problem, for solution see reference
Variations 1972 25
Karl Fulves Pullback 5-As-5
1972 25
Karl Fulves Simplex Switch
Related to 1972 27
Karl Fulves One Hand 4-As-3 one-handed spread
1972 29
Karl Fulves Instant Printing blank card between jokers transforms into named ace, several approaches, including ace with three different indices
1972 30
Karl Fulves Final Notes
1972 32
Fred Kaps I am in Debt Ace to Four, then cards are removed, always add up to ten
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1972 5
Karl Fulves Babel on Fred Lowe and his death
Jan. 1972 478
Robert (Bob) Hess Droxene's Ring two paper rings link onto a ribbon, then with each other
Related to Jan. 1972 479
Ben Christopher Double Mental two selections
Related to Jan. 1972 480
Ben Christopher Calculated Cut to place selection at desired position, see also p. 486
Related toVariations Jan. 1972 481
Gene Finnell Mathematical Twins spectator cuts to a card and places it aside, then cuts another packet off and mate is found with Milk Build procedure and down-under deal, see also p. 508
Related toVariations Feb. 1972 483
Karl Fulves Babel Mike Rogers about First American Cardman's Day
Feb. 1972 484
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Thimbles With A Light Touch by Kirk Stiles
brief
Feb. 1972 484
Karl Fulves Mathematical Twins Variation mate found after klondike shuffle
Inspired byRelated to Feb. 1972 487
Robert (Bob) Hess 22¢ Trick two glasses with a dime and penny in each, dime penetrates bottom of each, see also p. 640 for suggestion by reader
Variations Feb. 1972 487
Martin Gardner Color Thot spectator pushes out twenty-six cards from tabled spread
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Feb. 1972 488
Karl Fulves J. G. Thompson, Jr. introduction to the Folio
Winter 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio)
490
James G. Thompson Jr. Twin Forcast two predictions written on business card, business card stabbed into deck between prediction
Related toVariations Winter 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio)
491
James G. Thompson Jr. Jet Thought one of five cities predicted in envelope (with index)
VariationsAlso published here Winter 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio)
497
James G. Thompson Jr. Mentalism by Design one of nine designs chosen, performer duplicates it, same designs in different orientations
Related toVariations Winter 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio)
501
Karl Fulves Babel Sam Schwartz, S.A.M. Boston Assembly's Golden Anniversary Celebration, Charles Reynolds's "Innovations", Joseph Dunninger, Buckley Bottom Deal anecdote
Mar. 1972 504
Karl Fulves Babel Buffalo Convention, Tenkai's death, Kreskin, Eric Impy/Impey, Martin Gardner
Apr. 1972 512
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Dove Pan-Orama by Bruce Posgate
brief
Apr. 1972 512
David Gale, Richard Karp The Well-Taught Deck dealing five poker hands, the hands come out in ascending order at third deal, see also p. 550 for comment by J. G. Thompson Jr.
Related to Apr. 1972 513
Karl Fulves Babel Henry Christ's death, Kreskin, Mark Wilson's "Magic Circus"
May 1972 516
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Unknown Influence by J. Stewart Smith
brief
May 1972 516
Peter Alexis Foto Finish
May 1972 522
Karl Fulves Babel Kreskin article from Canadian Star Weekly
June 1972 524
Bill Fleischman Fleischman's Djinn one of five quarters marked, marked one vanishes from hand and reappears in pocket with audible clink, then vanishes from there and travels back
Also published here June 1972 525
Larry Jennings Bottom Slip Cut in context of remember and forget routine
  • Summary Of The Bottom Slip Cut
Related toAlso published here June 1972 530
Karl Fulves, Leslie P. Guest Bro. John Hamman, S. M. intro to Folio
Summer 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio)
532
Brother John Hamman Suit Yourself even suits match
Inspired byVariations Summer 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio)
540
Karl Fulves Babel Frank Garcia lecture, Bernard Taylor on British Ring I.B.M. convention, Tarbell Course anecdote
July 1972 546
Karl Fulves (reviewer) ESP Session by Nick Trost
brief
July 1972 546
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Magnetrix by Theo Doré
brief
July 1972 546
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Magic That Moves Me by David Ginn
brief
July 1972 546
Robert (Bob) Hess The 13th Card prediction under magazine matches thirteenth card after free spectator cut
Variations July 1972 552
Mike Morhman Twice Wrong two decks, two times the cards the performer and magician choose do not match, then suddenly they do
Aug. 1972 554
Karl Fulves The Second Roy Walton Issue (Vol. 2 No. 4 was the first one)
Sep. 1972 557
Karl Fulves Babel Mike Rogers, Charlie Miller, Mark Stone failed on Carson Show
Sep. 1972 558
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Double Feature by Sid Lorraine
brief
Sep. 1972 558
Ken Beale Ring Sation two rings on string, one comes off, originally published by Lou Tannen, with variation:
  • The Hard Way
see also p. 565 for background information, see p. 608 for comment by Paul Brian
Related to Oct. 1972 563
Karl Fulves Babel Bruce Elliott's card accident, 26th All-Day Magic Convention, puzzle from Playboy about perspective (solution on p. 582)
Oct. 1972 564
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Tricks And Treats by Dr. Ben B. Braude
brief
Oct. 1972 564
Ben Christopher Unlimited Elevator four Kings buried in deck, four queens one by one placed on top and attracting its King
  • Impromptu Method
Related toVariations Oct. 1972 567
Karl Fulves Babel Wong Chun Lan, Steve Martin, Francis Marshall falls down stairs, Larry Arcuri cartoon
Nov. 1972 570
Karl Fulves Computer cards spelled out, the deck is always wrong, color-changing back kicker
Inspired by Nov. 1972 570
Karl Fulves Sum Spell performer and spectator write numbers on each side of a business card, those numbers are later spelled (!) to find a selection
Related to Nov. 1972 571
Karl Fulves Okito Problem two silver coins in box, copper coin penetrates to between the silver coins, posed as problem
Related to Nov. 1972 572
Peter Alexis Okito Ideas - Simplex Turnover
Dec. 1972 575
Peter Alexis Silver Trap copper coin sandwiched between silver coins in box, copper coin penetrates and falls out, then back in again between silver coins
Related toVariations Dec. 1972 576
Bob Stencel Counting Four as Five
Related to Dec. 1972 578
Roy Walton A Switch in Time four red cards and four blacks cards, swap one, two, three cards around, always remain separate, as a climax the packets transpose
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1972 1
Jon Racherbaumer Comments defining:
  • Everywhere & Nowhere
  • The General Card
  • The Universal Card
Related to 1972 4
Bruce Cervon Cervon's Universals odd-backed card changes into three selections one by one, three different routines with different gaffs
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1972 21
Karl Fulves Self-Duplicating Set-ups cards are in a row, blacks and reds separated, spectator slides out any four cards, their red/black order is the reverse-order of the remaining cards, see reference
Related to 1972 53
Jerry K. Hartman Guess Hue Out-of-this-World type of effect with four reds and four blacks
Inspired byVariations 1972 54
Jerry K. Hartman Looking Glass Queens Joker amongst Queens packet takes on each Queen’s identity in succession, then vanishes from packet
Inspired by 1972 63
Karl Fulves Preface
Related to 1972 1
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Bottom Palm Replacement - Left Hand No. 346, right thumb pivot action
Variations 1972 97
Karl Fulves Introduction
1973 1
Karl Fulves The Five-Cent Switch
Related toVariations 1973 2
Karl Fulves Eliminator card travels from quartet on top to center of pack
1973 5
Karl Fulves A Curious Problem four Aces and Eight change to four Eights and Ace
Related to 1973 6
Karl Fulves The Red-Backed Hofzinser with odd-backed Aces
Variations 1973 8
Karl Fulves The Phantom Kings from top in center
1973 10
Karl Fulves The Inside Switch same result
1973 11
Karl Fulves Reversed Card Method variation of The Inside Switch
1973 15
Karl Fulves Observe two aces from four transform
1973 16
Karl Fulves Inside Collectors two selections
1973 17
Karl Fulves Single Centers
1973 18
Karl Fulves Collectors Plus Hoffman
1973 19
Karl Fulves Single Card Switch handling a small packet
1973 21
Karl Fulves The Looking Glass Aces five cards with Joker, which changes to four aces one at a time and vanishes, for credits see reference
Related toVariations 1973 22
Karl Fulves The Four As Five Count
1973 23
Karl Fulves Push Pull similar result
Related to 1973 25
Karl Fulves The Undistributed Middle using pack, too
1973 27
Karl Fulves Instant Ace Cutting Aces dropped on top of deck, instantly four piles formed
1973 28
Karl Fulves Fan Addition
1973 30
Karl Fulves The Unloading Move
1973 32
Karl Fulves The Mechanical Switch
Related to 1973 33
Karl Fulves Note on Grips
1973 33
Karl Fulves Modified Technique handling of The Mechanical Switch
1973 35
Karl Fulves The Reversed Middle handling of THe Mechanical Switch
1973 35
Karl Fulves Double Up using four Aces, this is actually page 36A
Related toVariations 1973 36
Karl Fulves Fellow Followers this is actually page 36B
1973 36
Karl Fulves A Technical Variation handling of The Mechanical Switch
1973 37
Karl Fulves Sliding Switch as card is turned over on pack
1973 39
Karl Fulves The Sliding Prediction using Sliding Switch
1973 40
Karl Fulves The Delayed Switch handling of Sliding Switch
1973 40
Karl Fulves, Bert Allerton Topped Card appears on top
1973 41
Karl Fulves Mechanical Cards King to Queen of Spades
1973 43
Karl Fulves One As Two gaffed
1973 44
Karl Fulves The Portable Indice gaffed
1973 45
Karl Fulves Block Buckle with small Packet
1973 46
Karl Fulves The Buckle Switch
1973 46
Karl Fulves Mini Followers
1973 47
Karl Fulves The A/C Technique "Any Card", same result
1973 48
Karl Fulves The Table Ruffle audible convincer
1973 52
Karl Fulves Stop When Ready as cards are dealt
Related to 1973 53
Karl Fulves Eveready Force as cards are dealt
1973 54
Karl Fulves Fastbacks small packet, with selection
1973 55
Karl Fulves Bibliographical Notes on the Kosky Switch
1973 56
Karl Fulves Introduction
1973 57
Karl Fulves Block Switching - First Method
1973 58
Karl Fulves Double Cross poker presentation for Ace Assembly, aces apparently assemble in spectator's hand, but he gets kings and performer aces, see O. Henry Reference on p. 71
1973 60
Karl Fulves Block Switching - Second Method block upjog
Related to 1973 61
Karl Fulves Block Switching - Third Method with block-add, lower aces pushed in as block is extracted
1973 62
Karl Fulves Block-Add Method
1973 62
Karl Fulves Instant Ace Cutting Aces dropped on top of deck, instantly four piles formed (problem posed on p. 28)
1973 64
Karl Fulves Block Switching - Fourth Method block loaded from front
1973 65
Karl Fulves Fifth Method - Top Card Add as partial switch of one card
1973 66
Karl Fulves Sixth Method - Single Card Add
1973 68
Karl Fulves Theory Only strip out steal, getting card in perpendicular position for palming from center
1973 69
Karl Fulves Card through Table Suggestion small suggestion
1973 71
Karl Fulves Margin For Error card from under mat to deck, prediction presentation, also as transposition (see Note 1)
1973 72
Karl Fulves Fake Placement under Mat
1973 73
Karl Fulves Wrist Turn Switch double pushed in with first finger and card thumbed off
1973 74
Karl Fulves Ghost Of A Chance selection disappears from hat, betting theme, two methods
1973 75
Karl Fulves Card Vanishes from Envelope see Note 2
1973 75
Karl Fulves No-Replacement Switch triple lift switch (impromptu double facer)
1973 76
Dai Vernon No-Replacement Double Lift
Related to 1973 76
Karl Fulves Duplex Elevator plunger, with transposition
Variations 1973 78
Karl Fulves Slip Switch exchanging second with third card
1973 81
Karl Fulves Slip Switch - Second Method Slip Switch for exchanging top with third card
1973 83
Karl Fulves Snap Switch top of deck
Related to 1973 84
Karl Fulves Turncoat front and back changes on top of deck
1973 86
Karl Fulves Chromatic Aces Ace is cut to and back changes
1973 87
Karl Fulves Snap Change one card of a packet, this is actually page 87A
1973 87
Karl Fulves Direct Sandwich
Related to 1973 88
Karl Fulves Gambler's Switch card sandwiched at beginning
1973 90
Karl Fulves Cased Sandwich card travels in case between mates
1973 92
Karl Fulves Tilt Up Front front insertion control, selection that is inserted is double and bottom card rides to bottom
Related to 1973 92
Karl Fulves Cut Sandwich
1973 94
Karl Fulves Reunion gaffed
Related to 1973 96
Karl Fulves Camouflage all cards black as kicker, see also p. 57
1973 98
Karl Fulves Sneak Sandwich Incomplete Faro peeked card is sandwiched
1973 102
Karl Fulves Impromptu Universal five cards with Joker, which changes to four aces one at a time and vanishes
Related to 1973 104
Karl Fulves Four As Five
Related to 1973 104
Karl Fulves Variation On The Count variation on "Four As Five"
1973 106
Karl Fulves Random Notes (2) miniature Oil & Water
1973 108