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Karl Fulves uses the pennames Ralph Gironda, Robert (Bob) Hess, Tony Cole, Aaron Wainer, Ben Christopher, Peter Alexis, Alan Brown, Jack Posetary, Robert Ellenwold, John Agra, Ian Mikby, Francis J. Baker, Sam Lebeoff, Lou Borin, Mike Morhman, B. B. Koch, Art Spring, K. Yost, Arthur Hill, Len Gardner, Charles Brent, Neal Thomas, John Taylor, Brian Jordan, Ned Powers, David Moore, Jack Hara, W. Mason, Ed Thiele, Charles Ostin, Ed Ryan, Bill Fleischman, Bob Paul.

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Karl Fulves Reverso No. 39, numbers, words and designs appear in mirror image through glass of water
 		1995
Easy Magic
56
Karl Fulves Truth in Labeling No. 42, four bottles on table, spectator drinks of one, then blindfolded medium comes into room and divines the bottle
 		1995
Easy Magic
60
Karl Fulves Reading the Classifieds No. 43, crumpled ads from newspaper on table, one chosen and three words chosen from it, medium looks at the words and identifies the whole ad
 		1995
Easy Magic
62
Karl Fulves Behind Closed Doors No. 44, four or five coins in envelope given to medium in other room who divines the chosen coin
Related to 1995
Easy Magic
63
Karl Fulves Behind Closed Doors II No. 45, four or five coins in envelope given to medium in other room who divines the chosen coin, second method
Related to 1995
Easy Magic
64
Karl Fulves Magic Mind No. 46, nine objects written on pieces of paper, one chosen, medium divines it with two questions, code
 		1995
Easy Magic
66
Karl Fulves Think Alike No. 47, objects on table, one chosen, medium divines it blindfolded
Related to 1995
Easy Magic
68
Karl Fulves Think Alike Again No. 48, objects on table, one chosen, medium divines it blindfolded, different code
Related to 1995
Easy Magic
69
Karl Fulves Who Done It? No. 49, murderer divined by assistant
 		1995
Easy Magic
70
Karl Fulves The Three-Object Test No. 50, three objects in bag, a spectator removes one object and hides it behind his back, medium divines missing object, two different repeats, code with feet
 		1995
Easy Magic
71
Karl Fulves Crime Does Not Pay No. 51, murderer divined by assistant
 		1995
Easy Magic
72
Karl Fulves By George, He Got It! No. 53, quarter folded into bill by spectator, date of coin and serial number of bill divined by performer behind back
 		1995
Easy Magic
75
Karl Fulves Guessing Game No. 54, coin under handkerchief on magician's palm, spectators reach under it and guess what it is, it turns out to be much bigger, wrist watch as hold-out
 		1995
Easy Magic
76
Karl Fulves Bare-handed Vanish No. 56, coin vanishes in handkerchief, ditch into rolled-up sleeve
 		1995
Easy Magic
78
Karl Fulves Spirit of '76 No. 57, four coins shown front and back, answer of question appears on back of one coin (one of two possible answers), display sequence in which apparently four coins are shown from both sides
 		1995
Easy Magic
80
Calvin Cole, Karl Fulves Pocket Presto No. 58, spectator counts his change and puts one coin into pocket, amount of change divined after some calculations
Also published here 1995
Easy Magic
81
Karl Fulves Cloak of Invisibility No. 59, coin dropped in glass under handkerchief cover vanishes, reappears audibly in glass again
 		1995
Easy Magic
83
Karl Fulves Numbers in Mind No. 60, hidden numbers revealed by performer, using a confederate
 		1995
Easy Magic
85
Karl Fulves Guilty Party No. 61, using a confederate
 		1995
Easy Magic
87
Karl Fulves A Mind for Money No. 62, chosen coin divined, using a confederate
 		1995
Easy Magic
88
Karl Fulves The Nine-Cent Card Trick No. 63, nine cards in square and nine pennies laid out, one chosen, card and date on coin on it divined, using a confederate
 		1995
Easy Magic
89
Fred Rosenbaum Chinese Menu four menus, different courses are selected and total of bill is predicted
Inspired byRelated to 1995
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 7)
118
Karl Fulves Turnabout Turnover fake turnover
Also published here 1995
What's Up Deck?
55
Aldo Colombini Six Card Omega Count
Inspired by 1995
What's Up Deck?
62
Karl Fulves Fulves Count five-as-five count, conceals fourth card in packet, positions of second and fifth card are exchanged on one count and restored on a second count, remaining cards (including concealed card) retain their original positions throughout
 		1995
After Craft
20
Jerry K. Hartman Kid Stuffed “kid outsmarted by gambler” presentation, three phases of gambler openly placing Kings on bottom and dealing two hands with exposed Bottom Deal but whether hands are swapped or not gambler always ends up with Kings, finally the kid gets the Kings and gambler’s hand is shown to have Aces
Inspired by 1995
After Craft
166
Bob Farmer Debit and Credit: Part I
  • Flim-Flam
article on the principle and comments on versions
  • Change of Mind (Karl Fulves)
  • Correct Change (Jon Racherbaumer)
  • Cash In Hand (Will Dexter)
  • This Month & Next
Related to Jan. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 5)
66
Tommy Wonder Center Control Production similar to Cervon's Pivot Revelation without table
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 1
79
Paul Harris Improv Nightshades glasses drawn on bill move
Related to 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue New Stuff)
31
Paul Harris Carpet Critters large rim impression appears in carpet
Related to 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Conversations from the Edge)
313
Michael Skinner The Mona Lisa Card Trick
Related toVariations 1996
Classic Sampler
4
Michael Close, Allan Ackerman The Invisible Deck ungaffed, memorized deck
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1996
Workers Number 5
138
Philip T. Goldstein Zenvelopes ten ESP cards in envelopes are sorted in pairs by spectator
Inspired by 1996
Desert Seminar Notes
6
Walter Brusa Card Rise heavily gaffed deck
Related to 1996
New Card Rises
3
Karl Fulves Note by Karl Fulves thought card rises
Inspired by 1996
New Card Rises
9
Mike Schwartz Pop Over one half placed on top of other half with top card slightly side-jogged, flips over with delay, with notes and credit information by Karl Fulves
 		1996
New Card Rises
13
Conrad C. Bush Impromptu Card Rise with new deck order version by Karl Fulves
 		1996
New Card Rises
16
Karl Fulves Motion Mate eight card packet, card selected, mate rises out of packet in card case
 		1996
New Card Rises
19
Sid Lorraine A Novel Card Discovery miniature card jumps out of deck when riffled, reprinted from Linking Ring, March 1928
Related to 1996
New Card Rises
20
Karl Fulves Kicker card jumps out halfway when riffled, second selection jumps out as miniature card
 		1996
New Card Rises
25
Karl Fulves Jagged Edge prediction in case, selection made, it jumps out of deck halfway when riffled and is "torn off", second half is in case, with second "No Duplicate Method"
 		1996
New Card Rises
27
Karl Fulves De Kolta Katch deck fountains out of bag, chosen one is caught out of shower, ungaffed
 		1996
New Card Rises
31
Karl Fulves Shrink Fit wrong card rises, it shrinks to half size and changes into selection
 		1996
New Card Rises
32
Karl Fulves Tall Tale chosen card rises out of deck and becomes long card
 		1996
New Card Rises
34
Joseph K. Schmidt Houdini's Getaway card jumps & pivots out of banded deck, presentation for "Impromptu Haunted Deck"
Inspired byRelated to 1996
New Card Rises
38
Karl Fulves Karl Fulves Reverse deck cut and top half placed reversed under deck, repeat with second half
 		1996
New Card Rises
43
Karl Fulves Watch Bess two card transposition with Houdini/Bess presentation and a rubber banded deck, Impromptu Haunted Deck
 		1996
New Card Rises
44
Karl Fulves Rising Issues "asides and unsolved problems related to rising card effects"
  • Rise To The Right
  • Mixed Motion
 		1996
New Card Rises
45
Karl Fulves Trap Shoot banded deck, visual propelled sandwich, Impromptu Haunted Deck
Related to 1996
New Card Rises
49
Karl Fulves Card Rise Notes credit information on rise with first finger on top while pinky secretly pushes card up
Related to 1996
New Card Rises
50
Ariel Frailich Resolution two methods for Aviator Aces problem, named Ace rises out of box
Inspired by 1996
New Card Rises
51
Ariel Frailich Information on Pinky Rise seen done by Ger Copper around 1977-79
Related to 1996
New Card Rises
53
Karl Fulves Thot Lock signed card from red deck pops out of rubber-banded blue deck, Impromptu Haunted Deck
 		1996
New Card Rises
54
Karl Fulves Interceptor card jumps out of red deck into center of blue deck between two signed cards, Impromptu Haunted Deck
 		1996
New Card Rises
57
Karl Fulves Subternatural
1996
New Card Rises
59
Karl Fulves Rise as Addition
1996
New Card Rises
61
Karl Fulves Notes on "An Impromptu Rising Card Effect"
Inspired by 1996
New Card Rises
62
Karl Fulves Stop & Think comments on psychological forces in which cards are riffled before spectator's eyes
Related to 1996
Blocking Off
6
Karl Fulves Remotely Possible spectator thinks of odd-backed card, ungaffed, psychological force
Inspired by 1996
Blocking Off
10
Karl Fulves Psychological Riffle Force Handling in-jogged card as short card
 		1996
Blocking Off
11
Karl Fulves Thoughts Of Others card written down by a spectator is though of during riffling by other spectator, O'Connor's Instanto Pack
Related to 1996
Blocking Off
11
Karl Fulves Notes on psychological riffle force
Related to 1996
Blocking Off
13
Karl Fulves Riffle Glimpse chapter intro
 		1996
Blocking Off
14
Karl Fulves Reflex Action reading exercise
 		1996
Blocking Off
15
Karl Fulves Color Fast glimpsing odd-colored card in packet, riffle glimpse exercise
 		1996
Blocking Off
15
Karl Fulves Color Double riffle glimpse exercise, Telltale Color with two cards
  • Conditions (additional exercises)
Inspired by 1996
Blocking Off
16
Karl Fulves Two Handed Glimpse riffle glimpse exercise with either hand
 		1996
Blocking Off
18
Karl Fulves How Fast? discussion of speed of riffling with analogies from movies
 		1996
Blocking Off
19
Karl Fulves Random Stop glimpsing selection next to key card during riffle shuffle
 		1996
Blocking Off
22
Karl Fulves Stop Order riffle glimpse exercise
 		1996
Blocking Off
23
Karl Fulves Concluding Notes on riffle glimpse
 		1996
Blocking Off
24
Karl Fulves Sizing Up Breaks chapter intro
 		1996
Blocking Off
25
Karl Fulves Tossing Quarters corner torn off and tossed next to selection (with missing corner) in deck
 		1996
Blocking Off
25
Karl Fulves Lifting at Corner Short without riffling
 		1996
Blocking Off
27
Karl Fulves How Small A Break? exercises
 		1996
Blocking Off
27
Karl Fulves Royal Reunion index corner from a J, Q and K torn off, performer tosses each corner in deck next to its counterpart
 		1996
Blocking Off
30
Karl Fulves Side Effects gaffed deck with various shortened cards, cutting to any card of tabled deck
Related to 1996
Blocking Off
32
Karl Fulves Fourthcoming with named four-of-a-kind, using Side Effects Deck
 		1996
Blocking Off
36
Karl Fulves Named Stranger Triumph named card has different back, using Side Effects Deck
Related to 1996
Blocking Off
38
Karl Fulves The Shallow Cut solutions if the named card is near the top or bottom and it should be brought to top with tabled riffle shuffle, using Side Effects Deck
 		1996
Blocking Off
41
Karl Fulves Simple Stebbins using Side Effects Deck with Si Stebbins set-up
Related to 1996
Blocking Off
44
Karl Fulves Cheat Deck card thought (one person suit, another value), stacked and five cards corner shorted
 		1996
Blocking Off
47
Karl Fulves, John Scarne Blocking Off "This principle, invented by John Scarne, is called blocking off."
  • Blocking Off Defined
  • Blocking Off
  • Parallel Offset
  • Conditions
  • Right Side Glimpse
 		1996
Blocking Off
50
Karl Fulves Stop Sign cards turned up until previously named card is reached, its value counted down to find spectator's selection
 		1996
Blocking Off
57
Karl Fulves Angled Square-Up
1996
Blocking Off
60
Karl Fulves Reverse Step
1996
Blocking Off
61
Karl Fulves Two Step blocking off two cards in one shuffle
 		1996
Blocking Off
61
Karl Fulves Two By Four shuffled deck, performer shuffles and cuts three piles, then names bottom cards, then new bottom cards are Aces
 		1996
Blocking Off
62
Karl Fulves Advanced Placement
1996
Blocking Off
64
Karl Fulves Blocking The Aces exercise for riffle culling
 		1996
Blocking Off
65
Karl Fulves Mastering The Riffle Stop exercises for riffle culling
 		1996
Blocking Off
67
Karl Fulves Blocking Out X
1996
Blocking Off
69
Karl Fulves Not Here what to do when wanted card was not glimpsed in riffle culling
 		1996
Blocking Off
71
Karl Fulves Open Handed
1996
Blocking Off
72
Karl Fulves Royalist royal flush stacking plot, posed as problem
 		1996
Blocking Off
75
Karl Fulves In-Line Breaks
1996
Blocking Off
76
Karl Fulves Peripherals riffle cull exercise with odd-backed card
 		1996
Blocking Off
77
Karl Fulves No Contact Location spectator cuts and remembers face card, dealt into four piles
Related to 1996
Blocking Off
79
Karl Fulves Stand-Up Maneuvers comment
 		1996
Blocking Off
80
Karl Fulves Your Card Mine spectator choses card for performer and vice versa, they then divine each other's card
 		1996
Blocking Off
81
Karl Fulves End Tap
1996
Blocking Off
82
Karl Fulves Beginners Only card chosen via cut/deal procedure and shuffled back is located by stabbing card next to it
 		1996
Blocking Off
83
Karl Fulves Across the Table Glimpse during riffle shuffle, shallow angle
 		1996
Blocking Off
83
Karl Fulves Self-Force spectator forces card on himself
 		1996
Blocking Off
84
Karl Fulves M & M "manipulative & mathematical", one spectator thinks of card in eight-card group, faros
 		1996
Blocking Off
86
Karl Fulves The Value of X spectator stops at another spectator's selection during deal
 		1996
Blocking Off
89
Karl Fulves Multitudinous cutting to three Nines and shows them to different spectators, they all see the Nine of Spades which is then removed from wallet
 		1996
Blocking Off
90
Karl Fulves Tabled Multiple Lift set up via blocking off
 		1996
Blocking Off
90
Karl Fulves Lost, Found performer cuts to two fairly chosen and lost cards
 		1996
Blocking Off
92
Karl Fulves Gemini Twins Key Placement out of hands
 		1996
Blocking Off
92
Karl Fulves Pat Hand Pete performer cuts at a pair in shuffled deck to complete a full house
 		1996
Blocking Off
94
Karl Fulves Krypto card in shuffled deck above a card with marked back is named by performer via x-ray
 		1996
Blocking Off
95
Karl Fulves Trifecta after cutting and dealing three jacks are on top of three piles, re-dealing
 		1996
Blocking Off
96
Karl Fulves Well Spelt impromptu speller, performer cuts off a packet and spells a card, it's the last card
 		1996
Blocking Off
98
Karl Fulves Spell Re-Tell two cards spelled to from shuffled deck
 		1996
Blocking Off
99
Karl Fulves The Block Trap card named, it appears between two red aces on deck and has odd back
 		1996
Blocking Off
100
Karl Fulves Interzone any card named, packet cut off by performer and named card is left after under/down procedure, riffle shuffle placement
 		1996
Blocking Off
102
Karl Fulves A Note On Timing releasing cards during riffle shuffle, exercise
 		1996
Blocking Off
104
Karl Fulves Fork Lift stabbing with fork into deck
 		1996
Blocking Off
105
Karl Fulves Return To Base aces lost, then shown together at bottom
 		1996
Blocking Off
106
Karl Fulves Center To Center stacking challenge, posed as problem
Related to 1996
Blocking Off
109
Karl Fulves Shuffle Crimp riffle cull with crimp
Related to 1996
Blocking Off
110
Karl Fulves On Crimp Work general comments
 		1996
Blocking Off
113
Karl Fulves The Dome con game in which Aces are dealt and if first two are of different color, player wins
Related to 1996
Blocking Off
114
Karl Fulves Thickset four cards glued together
 		1996
Blocking Off
116
Karl Fulves Short End short card as key
 		1996
Blocking Off
118
Karl Fulves No-Break Cull using thick or short card
 		1996
Blocking Off
119
Karl Fulves Topped Gaff gaff in which short card is glued inside thick card
 		1996
Blocking Off
121
Karl Fulves Color Cull exercise, culling five red cards to bottom
 		1996
Blocking Off
123
Karl Fulves Cull To The Top
1996
Blocking Off
124
Karl Fulves Royal Cull two pair or better riffle culled
 		1996
Blocking Off
125
Karl Fulves A Quick Pair riffle culling a pair, including "Tips On The Handling"
 		1996
Blocking Off
126
Karl Fulves Four Of A Kind problems with riffle culling four-of-a-kind
 		1996
Blocking Off
131
Karl Fulves The Edge edge marked cards and riffle culling
 		1996
Blocking Off
132
Karl Fulves Cool Hand Duke cull stack
  • No Kings In Packet
  • One King In Packet
  • Two Kings In Packet
  • Three Kings In Packet
  • The Routine
 		1996
Blocking Off
134
Karl Fulves Retaining Full Deck Order - Push Thru Method riffle culling a card while retaining order of rest
 		1996
Blocking Off
137
Karl Fulves Zarrow Shuffle Method riffle culling a card while retaining order of rest
 		1996
Blocking Off
138
Karl Fulves Improv Aces four kings lost in deck reversed one by one, spread on table, kings are next to the matching aces, with stack handling
 		1996
Blocking Off
139
Karl Fulves Sign-Steal-Deliver free selection is signed, four riffle shuffles, spectator gets flush with his selection, performer a royal flush, first flush cull-stacked on the fly
 		1996
Blocking Off
143
Karl Fulves No Looking chapter intro, about glimpsing for card during riffle culling with shiner type things
 		1996
Blocking Off
146
Karl Fulves Nail Glimpse clear nail polish
 		1996
Blocking Off
147
Karl Fulves Named-Card Stab shiny blade
 		1996
Blocking Off
148
Karl Fulves Stationary Shiner attached to table edge, swing out shiner
 		1996
Blocking Off
148
Karl Fulves Stationary Shiner for Shuffle Work
1996
Blocking Off
149
Karl Fulves Glimpse via Scarne shiner glimpse with Scarne's blocking off method (p. 129)
 		1996
Blocking Off
150
Burling Hull, Karl Fulves Electra-Trance Card mirror on back of joker
 		1996
Blocking Off
151
Karl Fulves Concluding Notes shiners and impromptu shiners
 		1996
Blocking Off
151
Karl Fulves Block Cut tabled transfer cut, spectator finds other spectator's selection in five-card poker hand because other four cards are the aces
 		1996
Blocking Off
154
Karl Fulves 3-Way Cut
Inspired by
  • "A False Cut" (Joe Berg, The Berg Book, 1983)
 1996
Blocking Off
157
Karl Fulves Transfer Cut bottom stock to top
Inspired by 1996
Blocking Off
160
Karl Fulves Delayed Response pull-down move anecdote
 		1996
Blocking Off
162
Karl Fulves, Sammy Green Con Man's Cut marking off where to cut
 		1996
Blocking Off
163
Karl Fulves Blackjack Cut moving slug of high cards to bottom after shuffle and cut by shill
 		1996
Blocking Off
165
Karl Fulves Bait & Switch using six decks for blackjack game
 		1996
Blocking Off
167
Karl Fulves Option Cut bringing a glimpsed card to either top or bottom after it's blocked off
 		1996
Blocking Off
170
Karl Fulves The Agent's Cut
1996
Blocking Off
171
Karl Fulves, John Scarne Cut For High Card
1996
Blocking Off
175
Karl Fulves Leverage how knowledge of bottom card helps
 		1996
Blocking Off
176
Karl Fulves Reparation cull-stacking a pair
 		1996
Blocking Off
179
Karl Fulves Retaining Top Stock two shuffles and straight cut, two procedures
 		1996
Blocking Off
181
Karl Fulves Shuffle Functions
1996
Blocking Off
183
Karl Fulves Bottom Stock Stays blocking off technique used
 		1996
Blocking Off
184
Karl Fulves Bottom Stock To Top
1996
Blocking Off
185
Karl Fulves Stock Transfer bottom stock control despite obviously losing it
 		1996
Blocking Off
186
Karl Fulves Two Edged spectator and performer remember any card they see during riffle shuffle, performer cuts to both cards, blocking off twice
 		1996
Blocking Off
187
Karl Fulves Subconscious Secret royal flush on second deal
Inspired by
  • "Subconscious Poker" (Bob Fisher)
Related to 		1996
Blocking Off
190
Karl Fulves Securing Break after blocking off
 		1996
Blocking Off
192
Karl Fulves, Alek Akalaitis All Angle Square Up fine work
 		1996
Blocking Off
198
Karl Fulves Center Stacking
1996
Blocking Off
201
Karl Fulves The Conditions detailed commentary on Stewart James's conditions
 		1996
13 Prophets
3
Karl Fulves New Conditions including a method
 		1996
13 Prophets
7
Karl Fulves Simplex Open meets "51 Faces North" conditions
 		1996
13 Prophets
10
Karl Fulves Full Disclosure performer deals, Mirage deck
 		1996
13 Prophets
11
Karl Fulves Red Handed using only red cards and prediction is "red", looks like a joke but is only red-backed card
 		1996
13 Prophets
12
Karl Fulves Midnight Hour only red card in black packet
 		1996
13 Prophets
15
Karl Fulves Edge Wise first location trick (cut deeper force procedure), then open prediction
 		1996
13 Prophets
16
Karl Fulves 20 Faces Twice repeat phase
 		1996
13 Prophets
18
Karl Fulves Open Season with repeat phase
 		1996
13 Prophets
19
Karl Fulves Silent Partner with stooge, but not the dealing spectator
 		1996
13 Prophets
21
Karl Fulves Marks The Spot two phase routine, first spectator and performer select same card from ten-card-packet, then open prediction
 		1996
13 Prophets
22
Karl Fulves Fail Safe card case with "Ultra Mental Deck" sticker
 		1996
13 Prophets
24
Karl Fulves Benefactor with two cards that turn out to be mates, Riffle Shuffle Control
 		1996
13 Prophets
25
Karl Fulves Pact Man Penelope's Principle, with Klondike
Related to 1996
13 Prophets
27
Karl Fulves His Card His Number packet cut off and counted, another spectator loses card, card at this number, Penelope's Principle
 		1996
13 Prophets
28
Karl Fulves Open Invitation comedy, case with "Trick Deck" on it, rainbow deck with all jokers, AS selected
 		1996
13 Prophets
29
Karl Fulves First Place first spectator cuts near center and remembers card, divined, then open prediction
 		1996
13 Prophets
30
Karl Fulves Second Site two phases
 		1996
13 Prophets
31
Karl Fulves The Smaller Open packet thoughts for Open Prediction theme, Anti-Open Prediction
 		1996
13 Prophets
33
Karl Fulves Undoing The Future card placed in envelope as prediction, open prediction procedure, chosen card is actual card from envelope (involving empty pen to apparently write prediction on card)
Related to 1996
13 Prophets
34
Karl Fulves Pharoh spectator removes a royal flush and puts one of its card back in deck, found again via open prediction procedure, faro placement
 		1996
13 Prophets
36
Karl Fulves Universal Stranger known odd-backed card placed in deck, open prediction procedure, other card found, odd-backed changed into this one, faro placement
 		1996
13 Prophets
37
Karl Fulves Open Draw 5-card version, posed as problem
 		1996
13 Prophets
39
Karl Fulves Trade Off spectator can change his mind after dealing a card face-down and some more face-up
 		1996
13 Prophets
40
Karl Fulves Department of Corrections red-backed card in blue-backed deck, spectator deals face-up and turns one card face-dwon, it's blue, rest changes to red
Inspired by
  • "Remote Control" (Annemann)
 1996
13 Prophets
42
Karl Fulves Seers Roebuck small packet version
 		1996
13 Prophets
44
Karl Fulves Diminishing Open presentation idea, procedure in steps
 		1996
13 Prophets
45
Karl Fulves Named Open with named card
 		1996
13 Prophets
46
Karl Fulves Naming The Stranger
Inspired by 1996
13 Prophets
47
Karl Fulves A Game of Hazard increasing suspense during deal, surprise ending
 		1996
13 Prophets
48
Karl Fulves Open Minded two cards dealt face-down in Ace-Ten of diamonds, those two are exchanged, posed as problem
 		1996
13 Prophets
49
Karl Fulves Henceforth Map two phases, open prediction with selection, then 51 Faces North variation
 		1996
13 Prophets
50
Karl Fulves O. Henry Predicts Joker in pocket, new pack order, open prediction deal done, card e.g. between Seven and Nine of Hearts is face-down and now the Joker and Eight of Hearts in pocket
Related to 1996
13 Prophets
52
Karl Fulves Under the Table performer and spectator choose cards under table, they're next to each other
Inspired by 1996
13 Prophets
52
Karl Fulves K Kards works four times out of five
 		1996
13 Prophets
54
Karl Fulves Snibbets
1996
13 Prophets
55
Karl Fulves 13th Prophet 203rd Force
 		1996
13 Prophets
57
Karl Fulves Naming The Stranger spectator cuts behind his back and turns pile over, first card is odd-backed and named one
 		1996
13 Prophets
58
Karl Fulves Open Ended open prediction vs. stop trick
 		1996
13 Prophets
60
James Swain The Swain Simplicity Control setting up for a double lift
Related to 1996
Miracles with Cards
45
Karl Fulves Omega Count
June 1996
The Minotaur (Vol. 8 No. 2)
8
Martin Gardner Face-Up Gemini Twins
Inspired byVariations 1996
Underworld (Issue 3)
29
Karl Fulves Cross Hatched
Inspired by 1996
Underworld (Issue 3)
30
Tony Slydini Metal To Metal nail passes through steel nut with a hole that is too small, dealer's item
Related to 1996
Underworld (Issue 3)
31
Karl Fulves Little Alice mate coincidence with odd-backed cards in two packets, one handled behind back, red/blue double backer
Inspired byRelated to 1996
Underworld (Issue 3)
32
Karl Fulves This Little Piggy marked coin vanishes from bill and reappears in plastic piggy bank
Related to 1996
Underworld (Issue 3)
35
Karl Fulves Gambler's Dice Switch with Coins using bills
 		1996
Underworld (Issue 3)
35
Karl Fulves Not Too Blue deck spread face up, card named, deck re-spread face-down, two odd-backed cards sandwich one card, it is the named card
 		1996
Underworld (Issue 3)
38
Karl Fulves 2¢ Lie Detector "Impromptu Truth Serum"
paper clip bent open and one end wrapped around tooth pick, can be made to act as lie detector or answer questions
Related to 1996
Underworld (Issue 3)
39
Sam Schwartz Devil's Date "Two Diary Tricks"
card listed in diary is only odd-backed card in deck
Related to 1996
Underworld (Issue 3)
40
John Scarne Heads I Win one of two coins turns over on back of hand with wave of hand
Related to 1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
43
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Novelty Spelling Mystery "A Larsen & Wright Gold Seal Mystery"
Further Than That precursor, 1940
Related toAlso published here
  • Page Wright's Manuscript, 1991, p. 223
  • Genii Bonus Number One, Genii, April 1940
 1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
45
Karl Fulves Rake's Progress open stacking procedure, Aces show up as climax
 		1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
46
Henry Christ 49 Force two dice used in some calculation that results in 49
Related to 1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
47
Karl Fulves How To Beat The Test color cards in paper folders are guessed with above-average score in three ways
Inspired by
  • "How Not To Test A Psychic" (Martin Gardner, 1989)
Related to 		1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
48
Sam Schwartz Any Card - Any Wallet card in face-up spread named, odd-backed duplicate predicted in wallet
Related to 1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
50
Karl Fulves Smoke/Silver "A routine for the cigarette thru quarter"
cigarette and quarter held between first finger and thumb of both hands, the hands link and unlink
Related to 1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
52
Karl Fulves Voice Print freely chosen card, deck in glass, message appears on slate to locate card
Related to 1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
53
Karl Fulves One-Way Reversal out-of-hands, using glass
Inspired by
  • "Mephistopheles' Own" (Charles Jordan)
 1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
53
Karl Fulves Front & Center prediction cards removed from face-up spread, mates seen in center
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
36
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Transfer two cards in center brought to top and bottom
Related to 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
37
Karl Fulves Notes Gemini Twins with a stooge, Face-Up Gemini in which the backs match instead of faces
Inspired by 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
38
Karl Fulves Not Gemini spectator pushes two selections reversed in deck, next to mates
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
39
Karl Fulves Multiple Shift as Displacement
1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
39
Karl Fulves Everyone Has A Twin two mates found, then two Kings find Queens
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
40
Joseph K. Schmidt Counterfeit Shuffle three packets with single run, with three variations
Related toVariations 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
46
Karl Fulves You're Getting Sleepy new deck order shown, Jokers put in pocket, a card named, deck shuffled, deck still in new deck order but named card missing, it's one of the Jokers in the pocket, then it changes back to Joker and is reversed in deck
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
50
Karl Fulves Counterfeit Cull Shuffle displacing one card to top
Inspired by 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
51
Karl Fulves Insto Transpo "Methods?"
rope through cup's handle, finger ring dropped in cup, now cup drops and ring is on rope instead, posed as problem
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
54
Karl Fulves The one sided paddle "Methods?"
paddle becomes invisible when other side is shown, posed as problem
Variations 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
54
Karl Fulves Last Chance Saloon "Methods?"
Aces plus an indifferent card removed, four additional cards chosen by spectator, one card slid across, now the Aces are in other hand, a card slid back and now it's a Royal Flush, posed as problem
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
55
Karl Fulves Portable Crystals clear balloon as "portable crystal ball", billet appears inside, posed as problem
Inspired byRelated to 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
58
Tony Slydini Slydini's Dream Deck new deck order, spectator thinks a card, performer exchanges the Ace of Spades with a card and places it on table, card named, cards dealt through face up one by one, Ace of Spades is where named card should be and named card is on table, double facer deck with all alike on one side
Related to 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
62
Karl Fulves Cup Kink "An idea for the cups & balls"
flexible cups
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
63
Karl Fulves Interrogative double ender deck, new deck order on one end, Walsh's Dream Deck on other side, Mind Power Deck
Inspired byRelated to 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
64
Karl Fulves Words Worth ten words on a list read once by spectator, then twenty words on another list given to spectator and he should say how many were on the first list, "memory coin" held in fist
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
66
Karl Fulves InVisible Ink spectator's initials on back of card vanish, reappear and disappear again, using a ten-card packet
Related toVariations 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
69
Karl Fulves One-Handed Air Drop top card flips over secretly, not used as production but secret turnover, one-handed get-ready
Inspired by
  • Annemann gag in "The Conjuror's Magazine", April 1949
 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
69
Kuda Bux Kuda Bux's Secret dough blindfold method
Related toAlso published here
  • Weird Water & Fuzzy Logic (Martin Gardner)
 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
70
Karl Fulves Unicorn indifferent sandwiched card changes into card with unicorn drawn on it and back
Inspired by 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
72
Karl Fulves Glowing Crystals "Unsolved Mysteries"
getting a crystal to glow, posed as a problem
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
77
Karl Fulves Things Go Bump "Unsolved Mysteries"
levitation illusion in which the person tumbles and just learns to levitate, posed as a problem
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
77
Karl Fulves Ouch "Unsolved Mysteries"
tie tack removed, it is very long, posed as a problem
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
77
Karl Fulves High Drive "Unsolved Mysteries"
skydiver catches named card when jumping from an airplane, posed as a problem
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
77
Karl Fulves Ultra Bullet Catch "Unsolved Mysteries"
bullet catch in giant helium balloon, posed as a problem
Related to 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
77
Karl Fulves Snake On A Tape "Unsolved Mysteries"
calculator with paper tape, it comes out straight up and has a snake printed on it, posed as a problem
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
77
Karl Fulves Loves Diamonds, Seeks Romance version of the four-card brainwave, Queen selected, other cards are Jacks and other Queens in case
Related to 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
78
Karl Fulves The Test Before The Trick symbols put in order by spectator, used for reading, no effect
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
79
Joseph K. Schmidt XO-5 rope through thumb, credit information
Related to 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
80
Karl Fulves Silent Knight proposed effect for four-card brainwave
Related to 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
87
Karl Fulves Digit Counts on using a different finger like Dai Vernon (second) or John Scarne (third)
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
87
Max Abrams Contest Influence Solutions five cards, one One and four Zeros, put in any order and the resulting number is paid out, two methods, velleda
Inspired byRelated to 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
90
Harry Riser, Karl Fulves Five-Cent Switch Variation
Inspired by 1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
106
Larry Jennings Five-as-Five False Count credit information
Related toAlso published here
  • "Lecture Notes On Card And Coin Handling" (Larry Jennings, 1967)
 1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
219
Peter Duffie Succubi one card reversed in twenty-five cards ESP deck, word spelled, then cards dealt into five hands, hand with reversed card is all the same symbol and others mixed
Inspired byRelated to 1996
Method in Effect
13
Bob Farmer The Contest poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins
Related to May 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 9)
73
Ken Krenzel, Karl Fulves The Other Shoe force from card case, ungaffed
Inspired by 1997
Ingenuities
33
Nick Trost Red or Black - Which? small packet
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
28
Nick Trost, Al Thatcher The Omega Bet - Updated Multiple prediction of whether selected cards matched color, last phase uses Gilbreath
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
96
Nick Trost, Al Thatcher, Tom Hubbard Automatic Poker - A Different Handling Uses packet of eleven cards masquerading as ten
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
106
Nick Trost Calling the Hands
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
115
Nick Trost Zens-Gilbreath Poker Deal Any poker hand called for
Inspired byRelated to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
232
Karl Fulves Night Life unknown face-down card placed in new pack order, when spread the card at that position is missing, repeated with other position, unknown card is this second missing card
Related to 1997
The Vampire Chronicles
4
Karl Fulves Buried Alive four card packet, bottom card rises to top
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
8
Karl Fulves Transfigured card put among three jacks and left in sight changes into fourth jack
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
11
Karl Fulves Lady Is A Vamp "Nigh Life" spin-off where unknown card changes into queen when put with other queens
Related to 1997
The Vampire Chronicles
14
Karl Fulves The Chosen unknown sandwiched card cut in new pack order deck, card selected, in its place appears a blank card with X and sandwiched card is selection
Variations 1997
The Vampire Chronicles
16
Karl Fulves Dr. Acula unknown sandwiched card, selection on deck, sandwich placed on top and deck cut, sandwiched card now is selection
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
18
Karl Fulves Dr. J unknown face-down card is placed in face-up deck where spectator cuts, the card he cuts to is then the face-down card, SBS deck
Related to 1997
The Vampire Chronicles
20
Karl Fulves Jekyll-Hide six red and 6 black cards, a black card chosen, but it isn't among the 6 black cards suddenly but among the 6 reds (identified by spectator with special glasses on)
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
22
Karl Fulves Night Moves card in center of tabled deck, covered with handkerchief, movement, card now on top
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
26
Karl Fulves Red Moon card second from top in hand, covered with handkerchief, movement, card now on top, gimmick with two hinged cards
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
27
Karl Fulves The Summons card in center, deck in hand, covered with handkerchief, spectator's palm on top, movement, card now face-up and perpendicular on top
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
29
Karl Fulves Second Methods sandwich cards and selection cut into deck, covered with handkerchief, then sandwich on top with selection
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
31
Karl Fulves Night Stalker - El Cheapo Rapping Hand stuffed glove in box moves when selection is near
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
33
Karl Fulves Walk By Night sandwiched card in card case is placed in transparent box, case moves around inside, then card is turned over when removed
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
34
Karl Fulves Silver Kiss card on pile moves up against spectator's hand, hole in cards
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
36
Karl Fulves Necromancer three selections rise to the top one by one, last one into the case, packet with cut-out hole
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
38
Karl Fulves Gold Rush coin travels from inside packet to card, packet with cut-out hole, with additional ideas
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
40
Karl Fulves Jacula deck covered, movement takes place, then card is reversed
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
42
Karl Fulves Blue Trap deck covered with handkerchief, movement takes place, selection now inside handkerchief folds, see also p. 138 in "The Vampire Papers" for additional credits
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
43
Karl Fulves Cristabel card signed on back and lost, deck covered with handkerchief, movement, mark now on other card outside deck
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
45
Karl Fulves Breathless two cards sandwiched, sandwich on top of deck, one of the cards vanishes
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
47
Karl Fulves Necroscope with handkerchief
Inspired by 1997
The Vampire Chronicles
49
Karl Fulves Nosferatu card travels from sandwich into case, case suddenly jumps to vertical position on hand
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
50
Karl Fulves Crossed Destinies card changes with story presentation
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
55
Karl Fulves Capture by Ritual Ace through 7, named value is captures by black jacks
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
56
Karl Fulves Power of One pyramid layout with cards, orientation is reversed and values reverse with it, two methods
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Paranoiac Pyramid" (Shigeo Futagawa, Jan. 1992, Genii)
Variations 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
58
Karl Fulves The Convert four cards all become bite marks
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
61
Karl Fulves Mirrors Never Lie card vanishes from packet but remains visible in mirror, card with mirror surface
Related to 1997
The Vampire Chronicles
63
Karl Fulves Zoltan
1997
The Vampire Chronicles
67
Karl Fulves Vampire Cull any Seven named, four Sevens outjogged and pushed in again, named one rises to top
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
68
Karl Fulves Polidori Principle one of four jacks transforms into selection, only visible in mirror
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
70
Karl Fulves Vampire Cull Strip-Out Addition
1997
The Vampire Chronicles
70
Karl Fulves The Invaders sandwich cards on top and bottom, four-of-a-kind named and upjogged, suit named, all squared and cut, named card sandwiched
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
70
Karl Fulves House No. 5 four deuces, one named, it's the only one face-down, it's placed in case, then four cards removed from case - they're the jacks
Related to 1997
The Vampire Chronicles
71
Karl Fulves I, Vampire blank sandwiched card becomes chosen card, sandwich in deck, impromptu handling of "The Chosen", two methods
Inspired by 1997
The Vampire Chronicles
74
Karl Fulves Ace of Diamonds as Blank Card
1997
The Vampire Chronicles
74
Karl Fulves While You Sleep four queens in case, jack added, it vanishes, "HELL"-paper-fold, story presentation, "For a long time, at parties, this was a requested effect."
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
77
Karl Fulves Blue Blood no-force version of "House No. 5", using two-compartment wallet or envelope
Related to 1997
The Vampire Chronicles
85
Karl Fulves Silent Knight four queens, one placed in case, suit named, other three queens shown and named one is missing, in case are only the four Jacks, version of "House No. 5"
Related to 1997
The Vampire Chronicles
88
Karl Fulves Hocus Poker Handling
Related to 1997
The Vampire Chronicles
89
Karl Fulves 4-Card Brainwave Handling
1997
The Vampire Chronicles
90
Karl Fulves Two-Story Castle named queen, which is never seen, changes into a jack, two card cases used in presentation, using Quartet gimmick
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
90
Karl Fulves Stapled 3-Card Catch sandwich is stapled together after Müller's "Three-Card Catch", posed as problem
 		1997
The Vampire Chronicles
91
Karl Fulves Parallel Time two decks, red-backed JS on face of blue-backed deck, spectator inserts JS in center behind her back but it's back on face, repeated with other deck, repeated but it now jumps back to other deck, "ambitions card done with the deck in the spectator's hands"
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
94
Karl Fulves Optikal Illusion three-card fan, in mirror only two cards are seen but simultaneously three from back
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
97
Karl Fulves Matter Thru Matter suggestion for vampire themed effect, see reference
Related to 1997
The Vampire Papers
98
Karl Fulves Mirror Box card box with mirrors on all sides, JS inside, Joker outside, suddenly JS outside and previous selection inside
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
99
Karl Fulves Transposition using Airdrop
1997
The Vampire Papers
101
Karl Fulves Two Jacks and a Joker two jacks below, joker on top of case, then jack on top and bottom and joker inside
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
101
Karl Fulves Think of a Vampire spectator think of either a jack or king (his choice), in four-card-packet his card is the only reversed one, the other three are Sixes, quartet type gimmick
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
102
Karl Fulves Skeleton Crew four kings in one case, four jacks in another, king thought of, performer transfers one in jacks case, it's thought-of one and gets a big hole in the middle
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
105
Karl Fulves A. K. A. four Fives, one suit named, reflection of this Five changes to a queen when seen in mirror
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
107
Karl Fulves Unlimited Access three cards placed on card case, one vanishes and is found under cellophane under case or in case
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
110
Karl Fulves Flat Count
1997
The Vampire Papers
112
Karl Fulves Reversal Count named jack reverses after displaying all
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
113
Karl Fulves Stake Out sandwich stapled but only center card is stapled
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
114
Karl Fulves The Count Plays Cards named card of four-card-packet turns over, optional odd back
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
115
Karl Fulves Looks Like named jack changes into previous selection
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
116
Karl Fulves Automated Teller Ace to Three of Spades, one of them changes into previously selected jack
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
117
Karl Fulves The Brooklyn Card Trick "tree of hearts"
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
118
Karl Fulves Night Hunter four Jacks and two Aces, chosen jack vanishes, four double facers
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
119
Karl Fulves Front Loading Osborn's Unlimited Count handling
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
120
Karl Fulves Plan 9 four blue-backed jokers, red-backed jack placed in packet, face changes to joker
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
121
Karl Fulves Line Up named black ace turns over in ace packet and changes into jack of same suit
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
123
Karl Fulves Himber Envelopes two compartments, two versions
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
125
Karl Fulves Nameless a jack transforms into any named card in packet of aces
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
127
Karl Fulves Vegas Vampire ten cards dealt into two hands, a selection changes into indifferent card and is then in other packet, jacks show up as finale
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
130
Karl Fulves Dealing Force to place card at thought-of number in five-card packet
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
131
Karl Fulves Vampire Poker card at thought-of position in five-card packet predicted
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
133
Karl Fulves Flight Deck four jacks and three sixes, one jack vanishes, it is found stuck to ceiling
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
135
Karl Fulves Card Vanish from Packet packet mixed face-up/face-down with one double facer
 		1997
The Vampire Papers
138
Sam Schwartz Keys for Month & Date
  • A Month Like Any Other
  • The System In Detail
  • The Key For The Month
  • The Key For The Date
  • The Key For The Year
  • Day Of The Week
  • What To Remember
  • How To Practice
Variations 1997
Day For Any Date
2
Karl Fulves Portable Calendar for practicing the system, seven cards, the one that falls on day of chosen date is predicted
 		1997
Day For Any Date
8
Karl Fulves Cast A Card
1997
Day For Any Date
10
Sam Schwartz The Sam Schwartz System
  • The System In Summary
  • Refinements
  • Years At A Glance
  • Double Digit Years
  • The System At Work
Related to 1997
Day For Any Date
22
Karl Fulves Date Deck cards with week days, months, days, week day found for given date
 		1997
Day For Any Date
28
Karl Fulves Notes On The Date Deck
  • The Last Ten Years
  • Short Cuts
  • Open Dates
 		1997
Day For Any Date
30
Karl Fulves The Optioned Future seven piles formed, spectator thinks of one in the pile that matches the week day he is born in, divined and predicted
Related to 1997
Day For Any Date
31
Karl Fulves Mystique woman choses week day, man month and day, they match, variation with chosen card
 		1997
Day For Any Date
33
Karl Fulves Fishing
1997
Day For Any Date
37
Karl Fulves Betting The Furure card chosen via date, predicted
 		1997
Day For Any Date
37
Karl Fulves The Tomorrow Card
1997
Day For Any Date
39
Peter Duffie Return to St. Nicholas red Aces appear between two Jokers, Jokers then change into black Aces
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1997
Effortless Card Magic
23
Peter Duffie The Fourmost Card reversed in packet of twenty-five cards, packet is "mixed" and dealt into five poker hands - hand with reversed card contains four of a kind, other hands are mixed
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1997
Effortless Card Magic
67
Marty Kane, Karl Fulves, Peter Duffie Marty's Miracle Card found via elimination procedure, eliminate every odd card in packet
Inspired by 1997
Effortless Card Magic
125
Karl Fulves The Fulves Aces deck riffle shuffled, not squared, halves separated again and one selection is protruding from both halves, see also Freeman Display versions
Also published here 1997
Mind Your Poker
19
Tony Bartolotta A Mind For Money five envelope with some coin change, four chosen, content added, amount predicted
Related to 1997
Underworld (Issue 5)
57
Audley Walsh Audley Walsh Coincidence four touched cards are stripped out and put to bottom of deck, they are the four Aces
Related toAlso published here 1997
Underworld (Issue 5)
60
Louis Zingone Luis Zingone Card Control multiple Hindu Shuffle control, Vernon Multiple Shift precursor
Related to 1997
Underworld (Issue 5)
61
Martin Gardner A Curious Number Force Ace through Nine in 3x3 layout
Related to 1997
Underworld (Issue 5)
62
Karl Fulves Contraband rubber band around third finger, held by spectator who closes eyes, band jumps to fourth finger, wrist hide-out, band can also jump to spectator's wrist
Related to 1997
Underworld (Issue 5)
63
Karl Fulves Far Sighted five red-backed cards in five envelopes mixed, die rolled, four envelopes turned over according to number, fifth card predicted
Related to 1997
Underworld (Issue 5)
64
Karl Fulves Heat Rises tinfoil gets hot on spectator's hand, voodoo type presentation
Related to 1997
Underworld (Issue 5)
65
Karl Fulves Hic! balloon in plastic bottle with opening over bottle opening, inflated, it stays inflated, stick jumps out
Related toVariations 1997
Underworld (Issue 5)
65
Joseph K. Schmidt Braue Extra braue reverse handling
Related to 1997
Underworld (Issue 5)
66
John Scarne Decepta "A flash ace production"
two-Ace production
Variations 1997
Underworld (Issue 5)
68
Karl Fulves 4-Ace Decepta four-Ace production
Inspired by 1997
Underworld (Issue 5)
69
Karl Fulves Air Force plastic bottle whistle, spectator hears sound when mouth of bottle is held to his ear, repeated with higher sound
Related to 1997
Underworld (Issue 6)
78
Karl Fulves One is for Circle three ESP cards selected, then one of those removed, other two cards given to medium who reveals chosen card, card counting and positional code on table
Related to 1997
Underworld (Issue 6)
82
Tony Bartolotta Gang Related deck cut, top two cards removed and placed in center, corner of next card torn off, performer stabs it into the center behind his back, between selections, three-way force deck, for details see Informant reference
Related to 1997
Underworld (Issue 6)
84
Barry Levy Impossible Revelation reprint of instructions, first marketed in 1978 by Tannen
card thought of and then spelled to, using a deck with seventeen double enders, progressive spelling
Related to 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 5)
98
Karl Fulves Dream Sequence only eighteen duplicates in deck, more unusual selection process to arrive at a card in the fishing sequence
Inspired by 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 5)
103
Bob Longe Strike Three and Out! card found by counting down two times to apparently random values, reprinted from "The Invisible Deck"
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • The Invisible Deck, Bob Longe, 1948
 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 5)
106
Karl Fulves Airship in Bottle balloon stays inflated in plastic bottle and bottle clings to hand
Inspired by 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 5)
111
Karl Fulves 12 Have Died "The Impromptu Bullet Catch"
spectator writes "bullet" on paper, folded and torn up and tossed (or shot) on performer, performer has piece with spectator's writing in mouth, with two more variations posed as problems
 		1997
The Fine Print (Issue 5)
117
Karl Fulves, Derek Lever, Ralph W. Hull, Nate Leipzig Dot Com... "Tricks and stunts with numbers"
Variations 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 5)
123
Karl Fulves Do Not Pass Go
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
die on square with four fields is moved in circle with quarter-turns, it never gets into original orientation
 		1997
The Fine Print (Issue 5)
124
Karl Fulves None Is A Number
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
row, column or diagonal on calculator layout chosen, those digits typed in and multiplied with another row, then child's age added, final number and child's age divined, credit information
 		1997
The Fine Print (Issue 5)
125
Stephen Clark Event Horizon "Impromptu Time Paradox"
sandwiched card turns out to be later selection, future trap
Related to 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
132
Karl Fulves, John Scarne Undercover Work cards chosen under the table while performer holds deck, cards then named, three methods:
  • Karl Fulves
  • John Scarne & Karl Fulves
  • Karl Fulves (two spectators take a card under the table, a match is predicted, both come up and have half a torn card)
Inspired byVariations 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
133
Karl Fulves Eve's Apple silk through wrist, apple produced from silk
Related to 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
136
Karl Fulves Palmistry four cards with different (rainbow) decks, one taken and openly palmed, it vanishes over deck, all cards are now Ace of Hearts, back to normal
Related to 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
142
Karl Fulves Wrist Turn Top Palm as left hand turns wrist-up
Inspired by 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
142
Karl Fulves Second-From-Top Insertion card bowed away from palm and inserted under top card
 		1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
143
Karl Fulves Ring In Bottle "Unsolved Mysteries"
finger ring on rope, rope tied around bottle and pulled, rope penetrates bottle and ring is inside bottle, posed as a problem
Variations 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
146
Karl Fulves Knot There "Unsolved Mysteries"
Hunter knot mentioned (without letting go), knot is in tie instead, posed as a problem
 		1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
146
Karl Fulves Commuter Cards "Unsolved Mysteries"
two-deck travelers, spectator distributes Aces in his pockets, performer makes Aces vanish from his deck and pulls them out of matching pockets, posed as a problem
Variations 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
147
Karl Fulves Scratch Out "Unsolved Mysteries"
scratch pad audibly scratches to answer questions, posed as a problem
 		1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
147
Karl Fulves Match Key "Unsolved Mysteries"
two keys on palm, one lock chosen and matching key turns on palm, lock is then open, posed as a problem
 		1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
147
Karl Fulves Penmanship "Unsolved Mysteries"
money maker roller principle with two pens, posed as a problem
 		1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
147
Karl Fulves Unclipped "Unsolved Mysteries"
reverse effect of "Clipped", posed as a problem
Inspired by 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
148
Karl Fulves High Wire Act "Unsolved Mysteries"
transposition of people on trapezes, clothes transpose too, posed as a problem
 		1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
148
Karl Fulves Eraser Stack "Unsolved Mysteries"
stack cut, seven cards dealt out, next card turned over, if red all red cards are eliminated and so on, same with next cards and suit and odd/even, last card predicted, posed as a problem
 		1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
148
Reinhard Müller Vision Quest selection in center found on top, then put among four Jacks, card again is on top, card vanishes from the Jacks
Inspired byAlso published here 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
149
Sam Schwartz Bottled penny and quarter in hand, hand-pocket sequence, chosen coin travels into miniature bottle, first marketed in 1964
Related to 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
151
Karl Fulves Copper copper layer in US quarters moves from being nearer to the head side to the tail side
 		1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
154
Philip Reed Willmarth, Ronald J. Dayton Letters with method for paddle problem
Inspired by 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
155
Karl Fulves The Bubble Gum Card Trick gum put in mouth, card selected, gum slapped onto spectator's hand, when looked again it is back in its wrapper, chosen card in gum package
 		1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
159
Karl Fulves Greeting Card Wisdom gag cards with prediction of date of birth, has to be known in advance
 		1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
161
Karl Fulves New Year's Evil
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
calculation stunt/gag with 1998 and 666
 		1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
164
Milton Kort Seven Come Eleven
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
solution to Hull problem "Make 11 out of four 7s"
Inspired byRelated to 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
165
Karl Fulves He Has Followers No. 1, spectator riffle shuffles once and then deals into two piles part of the deck, follow the leader type presentation for color separation, colors marked on backs
 		1997
Command Colors
2
Karl Fulves Ruse et Noir No. 2, as many red in one pile as there are black in the other pile
Variations 1997
Command Colors
6
Karl Fulves Follow Me No. 3, spectator follows dealing pattern of performer, backs marked for color
Related to 1997
Command Colors
7
Karl Fulves Ruse B impromptu method
Inspired by 1997
Command Colors
9
Karl Fulves Ruse C another method
Inspired by 1997
Command Colors
9
Karl Fulves Ruse D another method and comment
Inspired by 1997
Command Colors
10
Karl Fulves Touch For Color No. 4, two packets made, four red cards removed from packet A and any for cards moved from packet B to packet A, number of reds in A equals blacks in B
Related toVariations 1997
Command Colors
11
Karl Fulves Unequally Equal No. 5, follow-up to "Touch For Color" with similar effect
Inspired by 1997
Command Colors
12
Karl Fulves Balance of Trade No. 6, piles made and some cards exchanged, black cards in pile A equal number of black cards in pile B
 		1997
Command Colors
13
Karl Fulves The Dark Force No. 7, two piles made with a secret number, performer moves some cards from pile to pile, number of reds in one pile equals black in other pile
Variations 1997
Command Colors
14
Karl Fulves Unlisted Numbers No. 8, spectator removes any number of cards of each suit, piles made, number of Spades in one pile equals number of Diamonds plus Hearts plus Clubs in other pile
 		1997
Command Colors
15
Karl Fulves No Moe No. 9, first black card in pile remembered, added to deck, later found
 		1997
Command Colors
16
Karl Fulves Charlie Cheats No. 10, number of reds and blacks in packet determine who wins, two phases
Related to 1997
Command Colors
17
Karl Fulves Color on Contact No. 11, after some dealing and calculation, the number of red cards in two packets match
 		1997
Command Colors
19
Karl Fulves Color By Number No. 12, spectator deals deck into four piles according to a dealing pattern that he made up of numbers written in red or black, all color separated
 		1997
Command Colors
20
Ariel Frailich Imp Cop Handling card lapped from riffle shuffle
Inspired by 1997
Card Stories
38
Bob Farmer Blackjack Attack (Inspired By Actual Events)
  • Flim-Flam

  • Ordinary Deck Version
  • The Wired Deck Version
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Oct. 1997
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Karl Fulves A Gambling Effect performer memorizes a string of cards, then deals 7 blackjack hands and knows who has a good hand
 		1998
Combo
2
Karl Fulves A Magical Effect think stop, then in next effect the color of all cards in top third are named
 		1998
Combo
2
Karl Fulves The Secret combo system introduction
 		1998
Combo
3
Karl Fulves Bit by Bit combo system introduction, binary numbers
Related to 1998
Combo
4
Karl Fulves One & One is Ten combo system introduction
 		1998
Combo
5
Karl Fulves The Value of Color combo system
Also published here 1998
Combo
6
Karl Fulves Practice practicing combo memory system
 		1998
Combo
11
Karl Fulves The Dealer's Game memorizing the high cards at blackjack, with practicing tips
 		1998
Combo
15
Karl Fulves Advantage Play
1998
Combo
17
Karl Fulves Tracking dealing out sixteen blackjack hands and memorizing the good ones
 		1998
Combo
19
Karl Fulves The Specialist performer separates colors of shuffled deck
 		1998
Combo
23
Karl Fulves Code For Oracle two suits named and removed, performer separates them from the back
 		1998
Combo
25
Karl Fulves The Lady Thinks shuffled deck, psychic from other side of room tells how cards should be dealt to separate reds from blacks
Related to 1998
Combo
27
Karl Fulves Map + Dowsing handful coins distributed on drawn map, one turned over, performer divines which one, using memory
 		1998
Combo
29
Karl Fulves Pickpocket a dozen people put a chip in either left or right pocket, performer memorizes all
 		1998
Combo
30
Karl Fulves Clenched Fist Note ten people put a coin in either left or right hand, performer memorizes all
 		1998
Combo
30
Karl Fulves Psy-Key advantage for an ESP guessing game, memory
 		1998
Combo
31
Karl Fulves Trick Dice die moved via quarter turns on grid, top numbers listed, performer memorizes the list
 		1998
Combo
34
Karl Fulves Crystal Persuasion red-black guessing game with two spectators, one gets everything right, the other according to chance
 		1998
Combo
36
Karl Fulves Expansionism memorizing color sequence of 32 cards, but really only sixteen
Related to 1998
Combo
38
Karl Fulves Shiner Gag mirror covered with tape
 		1998
Combo
39
Karl Fulves Cross Checking using one-way backs to expand combo memory system to four suits or other features, challenge location application
 		1998
Combo
40
Karl Fulves Mini Bridge 16-card version of bridge
 		1998
Combo
43
Karl Fulves After Hummer separating reds and blacks behind back, involving a layout on a grid on the table by spectator
 		1998
Combo
46
Karl Fulves Silent Speech memorizing sixteen cards after spectator's riffle shuffle, interlocking chains
 		1998
Combo
49
Karl Fulves Remote Viewing spectator shuffles cards once and deals about a third, then names a number and removes card from this position, performer names it, interlocking chains
 		1998
Combo
51
Karl Fulves Combo & Card Counting brief mention
 		1998
Combo
54
Karl Fulves You're How Old? "The First Layout", Ace through Nine of two suits, spectator remembers pair with her age, in the end birth year announced
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
4
Karl Fulves Stolen Numbers "The First Layout", telephone number presentation, ten cards (Ace through Ten) are laid out in which spectator's indicate their rows
Inspired by 1998
Mutus Nomen
7
Karl Fulves A Muted Nomen "The First Layout", spectators each remember one card in poker hand
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
11
Karl Fulves Fragments "The First Layout", poker presentation
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
14
Karl Fulves, Stewart Judah Crime Time "The Second Layout", using Judah shuffling sequence to set for the deal
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
17
Karl Fulves Bar Room Poker "The Second Layout", shuffling sequence to set for deal, nine pairs
Variations 1998
Mutus Nomen
19
Sam Schwartz Back Room Poker shuffling sequence to set for deal, nine pairs
Inspired by 1998
Mutus Nomen
21
Karl Fulves Count Without Words "The Second Layout", blackjack memory demonstration
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
23
Karl Fulves Mumbles "The Second Layout", ten value pairs, joker put between any pair, this pair later divined, anti-faro version
Inspired by 1998
Mutus Nomen
28
Karl Fulves, Stewart Judah Notes on a Shuffle "The Judah Shuffle", analyzing the distribution shuffle, "Quatrate?" term explained
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
30
Karl Fulves Shadow Land "The Judah Shuffle"
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
33
Karl Fulves Twin Effect "The Judah Shuffle", three visible and three invisible spectators
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
35
Karl Fulves The Card Counter "The Judah Shuffle", Tens through Aces used for blackjack presentation, three spectators
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
39
Karl Fulves Speechless "Without Words" (meaning without word codes in layout)
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
44
Karl Fulves Close Packing "Without Words"
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
46
Karl Fulves Family Reunion "Without Words", done with twenty borrowed photos
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
48
Karl Fulves Body of Evidence "Without Words", non-card version with twenty doll-house furnishings, murder mystery presentation
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
50
Karl Fulves Personal Effects "New Maps", rectangle torn from newspaper is divided into grid, spectators circle words in the ads, performer later divines them
Related to 1998
Mutus Nomen
52
Karl Fulves Paper Folding Note
Related to 1998
Mutus Nomen
54
Karl Fulves Date Certain "New Maps", up to eight spectators fill in birthdates in grid which is cut apart and rearranged before it is divined
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
55
Karl Fulves His & Hers "New Maps", two papers with sixteen squares filled out with names by girl and her boyfriend and cut into loose squares, their own names are in same position
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
61
Karl Fulves Anything Squared "New Maps", mutus nomen with random words on paper square
Inspired by 1998
Mutus Nomen
64
Karl Fulves Letters of Intent Mutus Nomen with alphabet cards
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
67
Karl Fulves The Odd Location spectator choses two cards and cuts them together into packet, other spectators as well
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
69
Karl Fulves Murder at Midnight with triplets instead of pairs
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
72
Karl Fulves Psycho nine spectators write day and month of birth on papers, later assigned to spectators with short readings
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
77
Karl Fulves A Coincidence two cards in mutus nomen layout have odd backs, posed as problem
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
82
Karl Fulves The Noir Test five reds and five blacks, after separation blacks change into royal flush
Inspired by 1998
The Noir Test
2
Karl Fulves Casino Royale royal flush kicker
Inspired by 1998
The Noir Test
7
Karl Fulves Noir et Rouge
Inspired by 1998
The Noir Test
10
Karl Fulves Some Assembly Required spectator choses cards from group of aces and indifferent card, choses aces (or Royal Flush)
Inspired by 1998
The Noir Test
13
Karl Fulves Noir Negative four cards chosen with Even Money Proposition procedure, they're predicted
Inspired by 1998
The Noir Test
15
Karl Fulves Even Money Aces selected four-of-a-kind mixed with 4 other cards, all cards cut in deck, they're back on top, aces kicker
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998
The Noir Test
19
Karl Fulves Random Access
Inspired byRelated to 1998
The Noir Test
23
Karl Fulves Scratch Marking
1998
The Noir Test
23
Dick Koornwinder The Koornwinder Kar car finds card by stopping next to it when pushed
  • The Apparatus Supplied
  • Explanation of the Basic Principle
Related to 1998
The Koornwinder Kar & The Koornwinder Card Control
4
Ken Beale Fusion Aces two cards change into Aces between two spot cards, then the spot cards change into Aces themselves
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
85
Karl Fulves Cuts Like A Knife two stick magnets, repelling poles suddenly attract with knife in between
 		1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
88
Mark Murphy 3-Card Maneuver card on top with card under case
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
89
Karl Fulves Delphic Dice card chosen with three dice from eight-card packet
 		1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
91
Kurt Weiss Alleged Mob Ties "A no-gaff untying silk routine"
chosen silk unknots itself and falls from rope
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
92
Peter Warlock Mentasma hinged envelope cards, red/blue double backer
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
94
Karl Fulves Transmitter Problem transmitting the number of dealt cards via sound from another room, posed as problem
 		1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
96
Karl Fulves Time & Dice "Three tricks"
Ace through Six, spectator switches two cards and turns all over according to dice roll, divined
 		1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
97
Karl Fulves PK Dice "Three tricks"
two seven-card packets dealt one by one, only the card matches that was chosen with a die throw earlier
 		1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
98
Karl Fulves Brainchild "Three tricks"
two six-card packets dealt one by one, only the card matches that was chosen with a die throw earlier
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
98
Dai Vernon Bow & Arrow Knot flourish knot in which one end shoots through a loop, repeated with smaller loops
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
99
Frank Stefani Jack Attack spectator cuts to four Jacks and finds selection, see "Informant" reference for impromptu version
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
102
Martin Gardner The K Diaries spectator chooses word, counts forward according to the number of letters a few times, final word predicted, Kruskal principle
Related toVariations 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
103
Karl Fulves Cap Caper
  • coin placed on mouth of bottle wobbles and jumps
  • plastic cap of plastic bottle placed inverted on bottle jumps to answer questions
 		1998
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105
John Scarne, Stewart James, J. W. Sarles All Star Aces after some dealing and counting the four Aces are found
Related toVariations 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
106
Karl Fulves Astrology By Electronics getting information for readings
 		1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
107
Karl Fulves Twixtwin after a confusing cutting, selection and shuffling procedure, a card that matches an initialed prediction card shows up
 		1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
108
John Werner Other Worlds
Inspired byRelated to 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
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