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Karl Fulves Shift As Shuffle connecting multiple shift, diagonal palm shift and block transfers in riffle shuffle work, application to shuffle any card to top Open Index like
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
185
Karl Fulves Stratovision a few cards upjogged and one thought-of, divined
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
187
Karl Fulves Quest spectator indicates four cards that are out-jogged, one of them thought-of, divined, in the meantime a suit-separation is maintained and the four Aces brought to top for later tricks
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
188
Karl Fulves Blockaid posed as a problem:
  • placing two outjogged cards a specific distance apart
  • outjogging a quartet and squaring it in, then it rises one by one
  • five cards outjogged, one named, it is brought to top with multiple shift
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
189
Karl Fulves Block Adjust spectator deals packet into four pile, named quartet on top, Aces underneath
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
190
Karl Fulves Note 1 shuffling vs. cutting
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
192
Karl Fulves Note 2 any four-of-a-kind rises out of deck one by one, previous handling necessary and Devano gimmick in deck
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
192
Karl Fulves Crowd Control named quartet outjogged, one Ace named, controlled to bottom with multiple shift
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
192
Karl Fulves Double Shift two cards outjogged, multiple shift that controls the cards to the bottom and at the same time rearranges the three thirds around those two cards
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
193
Karl Fulves Select & Reject one of two cards decided upon, then triumph
Variations 2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
196
Karl Fulves Not Not True prediction written and torn up, two cards chosen and one put back, Triumph done, rejected card turns out to be dismissed prediction
Inspired by 2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
197
Karl Fulves Thots Intersect signed selection lost, two other cards chosen and lost, one half put in left and one in right jacket pocket, performer removes the two later selections from pocket, then two mates named by performer, one half removed, they turn out to be all black cards except signed selection that is between named mates
Inspired byRelated to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
199
Karl Fulves Tabled Daley Delight Switch posed as a problem
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
201
Karl Fulves Multiple Addition location after removing a four-of-a-kind and some dealing, strip-out addition application
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
202
Karl Fulves The Block Of Five one of four cards thought of, special strip-out addition
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
205
Karl Fulves Commitment card lost, four Tens outjogged and squared back, top four cards dealt in square and next card in middle, they are the Tens and the selection
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
207
Karl Fulves Deselection strip-out addition switch for any of the outjogged cards
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
208
Karl Fulves Illogix strip-out addition & switch, illogical, starts with reversed cards on bottom
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
210
Karl Fulves Clip Addition Aces outjogged, paper clip put on them, stripped out and put on deck, then on table, one is switched
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
211
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson 51 Faces North
Inspired by
  • "A Face in the Dark" (George McBride, Abacus, Dec. 2000)
Related to 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
23
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Bottom-Biddle "Following Orders" Ace through Five of Hearts and Spades
Inspired by 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
34
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Fate, Chance and Science using count-back force and anti-faro elimination process
Inspired by 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
80
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control RSC
one or two cards chosen from incomplete riffle shuffle
 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
85
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson RSC Multiple Shift Riffle Shuffle Control as multiple shift replacement
  • Variations
Inspired byVariations 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
95
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Hofzinser's Card Tricks by Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser (written by Karl Fulves) Jan. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 1)
11
Doug Edwards Flash Aces Variation spectator shuffles deck an snaps rubber band around it, four Aces jump out
Inspired by July 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 7)
80
Fastest Jacks in the World deck with selection cased, two sandwich cards put above and below case, three-card catch production
Inspired byAlso published here Mar. 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 7)
72
Dai Vernon, Karl Fulves Vernon Utility Move / The Five-Cent Switch credit correction in Issue 10, p. 1
Related to July 2004
The Penumbra (Issue 8)
12
Al Leech A Hot Card Trick chicago opener
VariationsAlso published here
  • marketed 1950
 2004
A Last Look at Leech
10
Karl Fulves Introduction
2004
When Psychics Play Poker
3
Karl Fulves Red-Black Riffles simple riffle shuffle set-ups
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
4
Russell "Rusduck" Duck, Karl Fulves Scrambled Straights on Rusduck's trick as Gilbreath precursor
Related to 2004
When Psychics Play Poker
4
Karl Fulves Playing Best Hand
Inspired by 2004
When Psychics Play Poker
5
Karl Fulves Colorist spectator cuts packet of 12 picture cards and deals three cards face-down, performer indicates one whose color appears at least twice in the triple
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
7
Karl Fulves Rusduck's Riffle variation of "Colorist"
Related to 2004
When Psychics Play Poker
8
Karl Fulves A Rusduckian Shuffle Rusduck's top-bottom-removal as analog to riffle shuffle
Related to 2004
When Psychics Play Poker
9
Karl Fulves The Pure Riffle dealing alternative to riffle shuffle
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
10
Karl Fulves Head Start three players get a card and hold it against forehead so that only other can see it, players bet whether the own color matches one of the other players
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
10
Karl Fulves Suit Secrets what happens when a suit stack is riffle shuffled and groups of different size dealt
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
12
Karl Fulves Suit Assignment terminology for next tricks
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
13
Karl Fulves Well-Ordered Stack Si Stebbins variation
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
13
Karl Fulves Pictures For Numbers value substitution in stacks
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
14
Karl Fulves Pointers
2004
When Psychics Play Poker
14
Karl Fulves Wordsmith stack with word cards
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
15
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle, How Defined
2004
When Psychics Play Poker
16
Karl Fulves Paper & Pencil Shuffles notation for riffle shuffle, partitions
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
19
Karl Fulves Shift Left
2004
When Psychics Play Poker
23
Karl Fulves In Case what to do when the riffle shuffle was bad in "ESP + Math"
Related to 2004
When Psychics Play Poker
24
Karl Fulves Extend Right
2004
When Psychics Play Poker
25
Karl Fulves Shift Right
2004
When Psychics Play Poker
26
Karl Fulves Not Continuous applying mountain climbing problem (climber up and down, is there a time in which he will be at the same time at the same place) to riffle shuffle
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
26
Karl Fulves Top or Bottom? problem regarding the reference
Related to 2004
When Psychics Play Poker
28
Karl Fulves High Speed Card Counting tying riffle shuffle set-ups to card counting
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
29
Karl Fulves Still Missing spectator riffle shuffles deck, deals about twelve cards in a pile and removes one, performer divines card by looking at remainder of pile
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
29
Karl Fulves Unsolved two cards exchanged from different decks, using card counting to finde out which, posed as problem
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
30
Karl Fulves Quicker Count spectator riffle shuffles deck, deals two ten-card piles, moves a card from pile to pile and gives either pile to performer who divines card
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
31
Karl Fulves Scatter Suit way to accelerate card counting
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
31
Karl Fulves Noah Count pectator riffle shuffles deck, deals a pile and moves two cards from rest into pile which is shuffled and handed to performer who divines both cards
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
32
Karl Fulves Three Way finding three chosen cards with card counting, single riffle shuffle
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
33
Karl Fulves Regarding the Presentation of Card Counting Tricks
2004
When Psychics Play Poker
33
Karl Fulves Secret Counting two cards removed from deck are found after riffle shuffle and clocking value predicted, no real card counting required
Related to 2004
When Psychics Play Poker
35
Karl Fulves Counteract riffle shuffle, spectator deals ten cards and remembers next, repeated, second pile shuffled and performer divines both after looking through it
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
37
Karl Fulves Counterpoint 1 two card location after riffle shuffle and dealing packets, card clocking and stack
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
38
Karl Fulves The Apex nine card packet "riffle shuffled", dealt in row, center card turned over, spectator choses the four cards on either side and thinks of highest one which is divined, chains
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
41
Karl Fulves Apex Footnote connection to "I have as many cards as you..." and red black relationship principle, also with suits
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
43
Karl Fulves Cut & Cancel weird, card placed on table shows up in deck after two-packet back-and-forth cut deeper force and tabled card becomes prediction
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
45
Karl Fulves Code For Color twenty-sixth cards tells performer how many red cards are in top half after a riffle shuffle
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
47
Karl Fulves Kid Koin after riffle shuffle top card is pocketed, coin turned over according to color of next four cards, then performer looks again and names card
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
48
Karl Fulves Blocking Function work week cards (monday through friday) shuffled and dealt in groups of five, performer divines which days are duplicated and where in the packet
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
49
Karl Fulves Able To Match "automated version of 'Business Card Prophecy'", after riffle shuffle fifteen cards are removed, a card stabbed and cards on either side divined and those are the only ones with mates in packet
Related to 2004
When Psychics Play Poker
50
Karl Fulves Playing Card Prophecy clouding the method
Related to 2004
When Psychics Play Poker
52
Karl Fulves Name-O-Prophecy cutting at specific position during Business Card Prophecy move
Related to 2004
When Psychics Play Poker
53
Karl Fulves Sum Card Prophet spectator choses card face-up and stabs it into face-down deck, cards on either side add up to chosen value
Related to 2004
When Psychics Play Poker
54
Karl Fulves Left-Handed Prophet different handling for Business Card Prophecy Move
Related to 2004
When Psychics Play Poker
55
Karl Fulves Dial-A-Die riffle shuffle, twelve cards dealt on table, number of cards according to rolled die transferred, down-under-deal done, ... eventually number on die revealed
Related to 2004
When Psychics Play Poker
56
Karl Fulves Stop Order variation of "Dial-A-Die"
Related to 2004
When Psychics Play Poker
57
Karl Fulves Couples match making after riffle shuffle, optionally no-touch, optionally words on cards
  • Second Approach
  • Third Approach
  • Application Note (other objects than playing cards, poker chips)
 		2004
When Psychics Play Poker
58
Karl Fulves When Psychics Play Poker psychic vs. gambler, spectator riffle shuffles, psychic gets seven cards, gambler five, psychic finds two Aces and moves around some cards and wins
Also published here 2004
When Psychics Play Poker
61
Karl Fulves Introduction on the history of rubber bands
 		2004
Under Tension
3
Joseph K. Schmidt, Karl Fulves Tension Trap rubber band tossed to table, sandwich with selection pops out
Inspired by 2004
Under Tension
5
Joseph K. Schmidt, Karl Fulves Power Loading "Impromptu Haunted Deck"
 		2004
Under Tension
6
Karl Fulves Band o'Notes [A] types of bands
 		2004
Under Tension
8
Karl Fulves Band o'Notes [B] repeat Impromptu Haunted Deck
 		2004
Under Tension
9
Karl Fulves Band o'Notes [C] handling detail
 		2004
Under Tension
10
Karl Fulves Band o'Notes [F] packets instead of deck
 		2004
Under Tension
12
Karl Fulves Band o'Notes [G] - Boxed Set card pops out between two rubber banded cases
 		2004
Under Tension
12
Karl Fulves Band o'Notes [G] - Rubber Bands, How Sized chart with sizes
 		2004
Under Tension
13
Karl Fulves Band o'Notes [H] - Hof And Hof
2004
Under Tension
14
Karl Fulves Bandini QD & KD in banded deck, king penetrates rubber band visually together with butter knife, queen pops out
 		2004
Under Tension
14
Karl Fulves Cardboard Roulette five card cases on table, AS chosen from another deck, all decks removed one by one, face-up AS pops out of one deck and four Jacks from the other
Related to 2004
Under Tension
16
Karl Fulves Luck & Roulette russian roulette presentation of "Cardboard Roulette"
Related to 2004
Under Tension
19
Karl Fulves Shoot Out backs of different decks transpose, popping out of banded decks, posed as problem
 		2004
Under Tension
19
Karl Fulves Drag & Drop rubber band, transfer from one half to the other, see also p. 73
 		2004
Under Tension
19
Karl Fulves Peek Performance card peeked at from rubber banded deck, deck tossed to table and selection springs out
 		2004
Under Tension
21
Karl Fulves Banded Peek Force
2004
Under Tension
22
Karl Fulves Ace Pop Out aces inserted in rubber banded deck, names ace pops out when deck is tossed to table
 		2004
Under Tension
24
Karl Fulves Seven Sees spectator removes seven cards and signs one, they're inserted in rubber banded deck, selection pops out and has odd back
 		2004
Under Tension
25
Karl Fulves Bouncer card jumps out of rubber banded deck, another is reversed and leads to second selection, four Aces show up
 		2004
Under Tension
28
Karl Fulves Hz/Yrs stranger card shown and placed on table, another card shown (AS), stranger cut into rubber banded deck, it pops out and has changed into AS
 		2004
Under Tension
29
Karl Fulves Banded Braue Reverse with rubber banded deck
 		2004
Under Tension
30
Karl Fulves Color Bands red rubber band around red cards, black around black cards, halves together and bands exchanged, halves change as well, posed as problem
 		2004
Under Tension
31
Karl Fulves The second problem card from black half travels to red half, halves rubber banded, posed as problem
 		2004
Under Tension
31
Karl Fulves Stretching A Straight five unseen cards, spectator decides how many should be removed, banded deck dropped on table and that many cards pop out and complete an ace-high straight
Inspired by 2004
Under Tension
33
Karl Fulves Crooked Straight two straights for performer and spectator, but performer has higher one, performer's hand pops out of banded deck
Inspired by 2004
Under Tension
34
Karl Fulves Future Event chosen card pops out with 4 other cards to complete a full house when rubber banded deck is tossed on table
 		2004
Under Tension
36
Karl Fulves Aces From Where dealing bottoms from rubber banded deck, one aces pops out from center
 		2004
Under Tension
37
Karl Fulves Locket Up Deck dealing bottoms from rubber banded deck, using Dr. Elliott deal
 		2004
Under Tension
40
Karl Fulves Twist Again ways to wrap the deck
  • All-Round Twist
  • Pre-Show Kink
 		2004
Under Tension
44
Karl Fulves Rules Of Disengagement - (A) Glider freeing a card from banded deck
 		2004
Under Tension
47
Karl Fulves (B) On The Bias control of inserted card(s) reversed to bottom with rubber banded deck
 		2004
Under Tension
48
Karl Fulves Air Mail Special two cards secretly shot from deck above spectator's head to confederate à la Paper balls over the head
 		2004
Under Tension
49
Karl Fulves Band Bounce deck encircled with rubber band, then suddenly only half the deck, then only selection, progressive
Related to 2004
Under Tension
51
Karl Fulves Ambitious Rubber Band some cards rubber banded near bottom, band jumps to top card, no method
 		2004
Under Tension
53
Karl Fulves Hof Springer
2004
Under Tension
54
Karl Fulves Credit And Aces spectator's credit card put in rubber banded deck, jumps out next to named ace
 		2004
Under Tension
55
Karl Fulves Band Speech coding with rubber band around deck
 		2004
Under Tension
56
Karl Fulves Band Of Brothers a jack jumps from rubber banded deck, one of the other three jacks changes into selection
 		2004
Under Tension
57
Karl Fulves Slide Steal packet with all royal flushes, four of one suit removed, packet rubber banded, final one jumps out
 		2004
Under Tension
61
Karl Fulves Rubber Drag Steal used to steal/drag card along secretly, see also p. 73
Related to 2004
Under Tension
62
Karl Fulves 'Tween Twist rubber band hidden, used to pop out card
 		2004
Under Tension
64
Karl Fulves The Hunt For Diamonds two cards chosen, deck thrown in paper bag and mixed, performer removes all diamonds without looking and then names selections, hidden rubber band
Related to 2004
Under Tension
66
Karl Fulves Stretching Exercises card location with hidden rubber band in deck, then a rubber band vanishes and reappears in deck around some card and a selection jumps out
 		2004
Under Tension
68
Karl Fulves Two To One spectator and performer cut to same card with handkerchief covered deck, hidden rubber band
 		2004
Under Tension
71
Karl Fulves Card to Wallet Steal getting card under wallet
 		2004
Under Tension
73
Karl Fulves Good Trick Gone Bad card vanishes, then rubber band appears around chosen card in deck
 		2004
Under Tension
74
Karl Fulves Jack's Game one ace chosen, aces pushed in rubber banded deck, four cards jump out, they're chosen ace and three jacks
 		2004
Under Tension
76
Karl Fulves Teaching The Twist rubber banded deck twists on palm
 		2004
Under Tension
78
Karl Fulves Double Play double pop-out with "Impromptu Haunted Deck", posed as problem
Related to 2004
Under Tension
80
Karl Fulves Vulcan Deck rubber band around deck vanishes, then long spread between hand is made
Inspired by 2004
Under Tension
81
Karl Fulves Going In Reverse two selections, rubber banded deck breaks into two packets at chosen card, other is reversed
 		2004
Under Tension
83
Karl Fulves Rule Of Three "played for laughs"
 		2004
Under Tension
85
Karl Fulves Push Button chosen card travels to rubber banded half and jumps out
 		2004
Under Tension
88
Karl Fulves Magnetic Mix-Up two rubber banded halves on top of each other, bottom one is lifted when top one is lifted
 		2004
Under Tension
90
U. F. Grant, Karl Fulves Elasti-Scape chosen card between two rubber banded decks vanishes, jumps out of one of the packets, "slightly modified handling" for Grant's trick
Inspired by 2004
Under Tension
93
Karl Fulves Rubber Band References "partial list of about five dozen tricks published" by Fulves
 		2004
Under Tension
98
Wesley James Turn Me Down Why Don't You "beta", four aces turn over one by one between two black tens, then change to kings
Related to 2004
Enchantments
61
Karl Fulves Introduction Siegfried & Roy accident, David Blaine's glass cage stunt, Bill Bennett, World Series of Poker, stage illusions, Charles Dickens Christmas story, Rufus Steele,
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
334
Karl Fulves Unsolved Illusion performer and spectator walk in different elevators on same floor and come out transposed, signed arms, posed as a problem
Also published here 2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
336
Karl Fulves Write Stuff mirror writing ideas, actual mirror, exercises, writing different words with both hands simultaneously
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
338
Karl Fulves Sobriety Test challenge in which one spins on a chair and has to move hands and foot in a certain way
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
341
Aldo Colombini It's A Small World using about half the deck
Inspired by
  • "World Class" (J. K. Hartman)
  • "Tomorroworld" (Ron Ferris)
Related toAlso published here 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
342
Karl Fulves FT Done Twice "Cut & Clip"
repeat version of Thompson Cut
Inspired by 2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
344
Karl Fulves Clip Fed "Cut & Clip"
paper clip appears at selection
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
344
Karl Fulves Just Think spectator and performer show each other five cards, one thought of, shuffled back in half a deck each, groups of five cards shown, coincidence and cards found
Inspired by
  • "Just Think Do As I Do" (Kenneth Lang, The Magic Wand)
 2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
351
Karl Fulves Doggerel electronic dog translator gadget, dog divines choice of word card
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
354
Karl Fulves Helen O'Ploy card chosen, Queen of same suit turns over, other three Queens change into same value as selection, face-down card is selection
Inspired byRelated to 2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
358
Karl Fulves Hofzinser's Ghost spectator finds only three Aces in deck, fourth one is invisible, it can be heard, changes into selection
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
360
Karl Fulves Up Cup two cups nested, wand pushed in from below, it seems to penetrate lower cup and lift upper cup
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
361
Sam Schwartz, Karl Fulves Remains To Be Seen spectator cuts off some cards, remembers bottom card and puts pile in card case, after some calculation instructions the performer knows card and number of cards in case, Kraitchik
Related to 2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
363
Karl Fulves Psychic News on psychic phenomena in the news
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
365
Ken De Courcy Continental Coin Trick "The Original Triple Change Spellbound"
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • Mac's Monthly, Vol. 3 No. 3, January 1947
 2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
366
Karl Fulves In Re Hofzinser section intro
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
371
Karl Fulves False Count Note credit information on holding the last two cards together
Related to
  • "Magic and Its Professors" (1902, Evans)
 2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
372
Karl Fulves Clear Channel performer and spectator both deal through half the deck and leave one card face-down, both cards divined/predicted
Variations 2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
373
Karl Fulves Mail Order "Problems"
presentation for card in envelope, posed as a problem
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
377
Karl Fulves Maximum Malini "Problems"
button turn off, then button hole disappears, posed as a problem
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
377
Karl Fulves Happy Meal "Problems"
card rises from within a single other card, posed as a problem
Related to 2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
377
Karl Fulves Steel Ambition "Problems"
involving a steel ball that appears under pop-up card, posed as a problem
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
378
Karl Fulves Fragmented Flush "Problems"
kind of a slow-motion collectors with a Royal Flush, posed as a problem
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
378
Karl Fulves Custom Cuts "Problems"
four cards turned over while cutting four piles, cards next to the reversed cards are Aces, posed as a problem
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
378
Karl Fulves Matchbox Monte "Problems"
borrowed coin travels from openly exposed sound gimmick matchbox in sleeve to tabled matchbox, posed as a problem
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
379
Karl Fulves Knifed "Problems"
large blade comes out of small Swiss army knife, posed as a problem
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
379
Karl Fulves Fax Finding "Problems"
design duplication via fax, posed as a problem
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
379
Karl Fulves Rug Rise "Problems"
performer floats over carpet which is pulled out, posed as a problem
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
379
Karl Fulves When Psychics Play Poker psychic vs. gambler, spectator riffle shuffles, psychic gets seven cards, gambler five, psychic finds two Aces and moves around some cards and wins
Related toAlso published here 2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
386
Karl Fulves Database further comments and credit information on the referenced items, Vent Mental
Related to 2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
388
Karl Fulves Survivor Principle Chapter 13
principle in which pairs of an odd number of cards are eliminated until one card remains, it is the card of the color that had an odd number of cards in the original packet
Related to 2004
Diamonds from Coal
115
Karl Fulves The Count Of Cards two cards are pocketed from packet, performer names them, presentation about simple card counting system for blackjack
Related to 2004
Charlatan (Issue 8)
94
Karl Fulves High-Low Count blackjack system
 		2004
Charlatan (Issue 8)
96
Karl Fulves Envelope Illusion optical illusion in which envelope seems to small to fit a playing card, with short card-to-envelope routine
Inspired by 2004
Charlatan (Issue 8)
102
Karl Fulves Hot Slots strategy for playing slot machines, temperature of coins that come out
 		2004
Charlatan (Issue 8)
103
Karl Fulves The Whip Cup controlled shots with cup, ungaffed
 		2004
Charlatan (Issue 8)
105
Aladdin Bare Hand Rice Vanish rice poured from box into hand, where it vanishes
Related to 2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
116
Karl Fulves Match Them Up 4x4 layout, assembled in certain way, eight matches are produced
Related toVariations 2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
117
Karl Fulves Text Wrap eight torn papers with words are matched up again
Inspired by 2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
118
Martin Gardner Coin That Floats Japanese 1-yen coin floats on water, then sinks on command
  • KF note (Karl Fulves)
 		2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
120
Reinhard Müller Parity Prediction cards dealt in pairs, one chosen, sandwich with another card put into pile, dealing in pairs again, then sandwiched card is selection
Inspired by 2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
121
Karl Fulves Two Birthday Tricks
2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
126
Karl Fulves Pilgrim's Progress procedure to find out on which days Thanksgiving fell in spectator's birth year using just the day of his birthday
Related to 2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
126
Karl Fulves What Lies Ahead spectator's birthday used to arrive at an envelope with a prize
 		2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
126
Karl Fulves Discoverie No. 9 digital The Sphinx, history of the magazine
 		2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
128
Karl Fulves Blockhead card removed from a secretly pre-clocked block is divined
Related to 2005
Card Counting (2005 edition)
16
Karl Fulves Outcast card moved from one third of deck into another is found with (apparently) memory work, clocking and partial red-black separation
Inspired by 2005
Card Counting (2005 edition)
28
Karl Fulves, Ken Beale Ten-Hour Day card chosen in clock-layout with mathematical method, second card removed from rest of deck, both cards are divined
Inspired by 2005
Card Counting (2005 edition)
40
Karl Fulves Telephone Puzzler expanded text from 1982 edition
Related to 2005
Card Counting (2005 edition)
47
Karl Fulves Fake Counting non-clocking method with riffle shuffled stack to name a freely removed card, expanded text from 1982 edition includes a (corner) short card that stay next to a card during riffle shuffles
Related to 2005
Card Counting (2005 edition)
58
Karl Fulves And Counting further commentary on card counting ideas
 		2005
Card Counting (2005 edition)
61
Karl Fulves Red-Black Relationship & Clocking red cards in one half clock to same total as black cards in other half, no application, full stack
 		2005
Card Counting (2005 edition)
62
Karl Fulves Apex Note another full deck stack method to find out which card is missing from half a deck
 		2005
Card Counting (2005 edition)
63
Karl Fulves Introduction
2005
Clockwork
3
Karl Fulves Kid Stuff finding missing card in small packet, for practicing
Related to 2005
Clockwork
5
Karl Fulves Tri-Out spectator choses large number by chosen seven or eight spot cards, it is predicted that it is divisible by three, and it is, for practicing card counting
Related to 2005
Clockwork
6
Karl Fulves Counterfeat spectator removes any card from shuffled deck, performer removes full house and bets that spectator cannot beat him with straight flush that includes his card
Related to 2005
Clockwork
9
Charles T. Jordan, Karl Fulves Reckoning With Jordan commented reprint of "The Pair Detection", spectator removes a pair from a packet, performer finds out which cards, Parallel Principle
Related to 2005
Clockwork
10
Karl Fulves Displaceable U deck cut in half, both halves shuffled, spectator removes some cards of named suit and places them in box, another one from other half under box, last one is named
Related to 2005
Clockwork
11
Karl Fulves Yo, Adrian two spectators take a card from half the deck and place it in the other, both divined, one is a confederate
 		2005
Clockwork
13
Karl Fulves Stooge's Riffle Shuffle Glimpse stooge can glimpse top card during performer's shuffle
Inspired by
  • "A Prediction" (Hatton & Plate, Magician's Tricks and how they are done)
 2005
Clockwork
13
Karl Fulves Calling Ms. Modulo two poker hands, performer and spectator each decide on a hole card, medium tells hole card after hearing other four cards
Inspired by
  • "Telephone Stud" (Wallace Lee, Math Miracles, 1950)
Related to 		2005
Clockwork
15
Karl Fulves Domain Theory teaser for next section
 		2005
Clockwork
20
Karl Fulves Fractional Counts clocking used with only a known section in middle of deck
Related to 2005
Clockwork
21
Karl Fulves Mix Up adding partial false shuffles to previous trick
 		2005
Clockwork
22
Karl Fulves Stopped Clock spectator and performer remove a card, shuffled back in, performer deals and stops at both cards, domain theory
 		2005
Clockwork
23
Karl Fulves Third Degree two thirds are clocked, one, two or three selections can be removed or returned to different section and found
 		2005
Clockwork
24
Karl Fulves Suit Solution in Clocking card removed, performer removes four-of-a-kind of same value but originally removed card vanishes as it cannot be there
 		2005
Clockwork
25
Karl Fulves From Concentrate clocking only one color or other property
 		2005
Clockwork
26
Karl Fulves Mind's i two piles, two spectators each remove a card and put it in other pile, performer knows both after looking through one of the piles, also over phone
 		2005
Clockwork
27
Karl Fulves Rite Minded card moved from one half to the other, then deck assembled and card found, fast clocking
 		2005
Clockwork
29
Karl Fulves Pre-Existing Memory red and black card moved from one half to other, both found, partial clocking
 		2005
Clockwork
30
Karl Fulves Clocking with Objects objects with names that have a certain number of letters in a box, removed object identified by counting letters of others
 		2005
Clockwork
31
Karl Fulves Eminent Domain strategy in which red cards in bottom half are clocked, and black cards in top half, card moved from half to half can be identified, see also p. 73
 		2005
Clockwork
32
Karl Fulves Strongest Suit two cards reversed are identified via "eminent domain" card counting
 		2005
Clockwork
33
Karl Fulves Thot By Proxy spectator removed queen and any card from same suit, they're divined
 		2005
Clockwork
35
Karl Fulves Max Moe two cards are moved, see also p. 67
VariationsAlso published here 2005
Clockwork
36
Karl Fulves Clockwork on card counting with "mechanical assistance"
 		2005
Clockwork
38
Karl Fulves Line of Sight edge marks on twelve cards combined with card counting
 		2005
Clockwork
38
Karl Fulves Light Fingered two cards removed from upper and lower half of deck after riffle shuffles, performer looks through deck and names both
 		2005
Clockwork
40
Karl Fulves Unique Sums set-up so that two cards removed from a certain part still produce unique clocking value
 		2005
Clockwork
42
Karl Fulves Lettra Set two missing cards found with clocking and faro-shuffled set-up
 		2005
Clockwork
43
Karl Fulves, Stewart James Stax Fax stacks that force numbers, see also p. 68
 		2005
Clockwork
45
Karl Fulves Clockwork deck cut, cut in half and any card removed, performer looks through this pile and names card
  • The System
  • First case
  • Second Case
  • Third Case
 		2005
Clockwork
47
Karl Fulves Phone Detective previous "Clockwork" deck as telephone trick
 		2005
Clockwork
55
Karl Fulves 13 O'Clock two cards chosen with cutting procedure are found
Inspired by 2005
Clockwork
56
Karl Fulves Modulus Operandi how to practice card counting mod different bases
 		2005
Clockwork
59
Karl Fulves Booked Up torn and balled-up book pages, one chosen and word on it divined, clocking page numbers
 		2005
Clockwork
60
Karl Fulves Grudge Match Miraskill type bet with red-red, black-black and mixed pairs done with about half the shuffled deck, winner still known
 		2005
Clockwork
61
Karl Fulves Cold Case card removed from pile to pile and located, only clocked total of one half known in advance
 		2005
Clockwork
63
Karl Fulves Counterfeit credits for "Counterfeat" betting game in which spectator and performer construct poker hand from face-up spread
Related to 2005
Clockwork
65
Karl Fulves Telephone Stud further credits for "Calling Ms. Modulo"
Related to 2005
Clockwork
66
Karl Fulves Moe By Phone and further references for the plot
 		2005
Clockwork
67
Karl Fulves Pictorials clocking other things than the values
  • Mid Count
  • Corner & Curves
  • Line Count (ESP)
  • Lines And Curves
 		2005
Clockwork
69
Karl Fulves Royal Flush Clock spectator removes any Royal Flush card, performer quickly goes through deck and removes card from same Royal Flush
 		2005
Clockwork
70
Karl Fulves Double Card Count two cards removed, still found with card counting
 		2005
Clockwork
72
Karl Fulves Further References list of card counting tricks in Karl Fulves's output
 		2005
Clockwork
74
Karl Fulves Introduction
2005
Combo II
3
Karl Fulves Binary Basics explaining binary numbers
 		2005
Combo II
5
Karl Fulves Age Related four cards chosen, additional card placed in box, medium names hidden card after some of the others are called, inspired by Age Cards trick
 		2005
Combo II
6
Karl Fulves Either-Or how binary principles are used in fishing and coding
Related to 2005
Combo II
8
Karl Fulves The Link To Playing Cards binary features of playing cards, combo system for colors
Related to 2005
Combo II
8
Karl Fulves Why Red Is Zero in combo system
 		2005
Combo II
10
Karl Fulves Method Acting "to create false methods or false impressions by acting"
 		2005
Combo II
10
Karl Fulves Simple Memory Tricks chapter intro
 		2005
Combo II
12
Karl Fulves Dunkin' Digits remembering a row of donuts and spoons as memory stung
 		2005
Combo II
12
Karl Fulves The Greek's Game color of twelve cards named by magician, betting presentation, see also p. 99 for further notes
 		2005
Combo II
13
Karl Fulves Sight Deprived distinguishing One and Five dollar bills by touch, memory, presentational idea from Jinx #148, p. 826 (four remaining senses sharpen when one is missing)
 		2005
Combo II
14
Karl Fulves Hoops Knows B-Ball string of 2s and 3s (on cardboard) remembered
 		2005
Combo II
15
Karl Fulves Fractions And Cents heads and tails sequence remembered as memory stunt
 		2005
Combo II
17
Karl Fulves You're A Five spectator choses one of many photos, performer describes it correctly
 		2005
Combo II
17
Karl Fulves Inca Sticks sticks with numbers arranged by spectator, performer predicts total
 		2005
Combo II
19
Karl Fulves Small-Packet Combo chapter intro
 		2005
Combo II
21
Karl Fulves Kinship system for remembering suit order of packet (twelve cards), court cards dealt out in four piles to separate suits
Related to 2005
Combo II
21
Karl Fulves Switched By Thot court cards separated into suits by performer from back (memory) except two named jacks which are transposed, see also p. 100 for further notes
 		2005
Combo II
24
Karl Fulves Suit Codes another system for memorizing suits
Related to 2005
Combo II
25
Karl Fulves Trinary Codes remembering e.g. order of different court cards (jack, queen, king)
 		2005
Combo II
27
Karl Fulves A Trick Of Memory red-black even-money swindle
 		2005
Combo II
29
Karl Fulves Secrets Out chapter intro
 		2005
Combo II
31
Karl Fulves Small Minded variation of Combo system in which unwanted cards are removed to keep numbers small, see also p. 100 for further notes
 		2005
Combo II
31
Karl Fulves Counter Intelligence clocking location with partially divided deck
 		2005
Combo II
33
Karl Fulves One-Way Combo memorizing from the back
 		2005
Combo II
34
Karl Fulves Cue Cards openly removed marker cards help with memorizing Combo numbers
Related toVariations 2005
Combo II
35
Karl Fulves Slick Slate color separation with performer and spectator, lines on slate help remembering Combo numbers, see also p. 102 for further notes
 		2005
Combo II
37
Karl Fulves Noble Cause twelve court cards memorized by performer who then produces jacks, then queens, then kings from packet, see also p. 102 for further notes
Related to 2005
Combo II
39
Karl Fulves Faced Card Mysteries chapter intro, face-up/face-down mix applied to Combo system
 		2005
Combo II
43
Karl Fulves Made To Order performer sort face-up/face-down mix below table
 		2005
Combo II
43
Karl Fulves Pseudo Hummer fooling magicians who know the Hummer CATO trick
 		2005
Combo II
46
Karl Fulves Meet By Chance twenty cards mixed face-up/face-down, spectator remembers one and turns it over, behind back all are sorted except selections
 		2005
Combo II
47
Karl Fulves Dual Thinking twenty cards mixed face-up/face-down, two spectators remember one each and turn it over, behind back all are sorted except selections, alternatively one card travels to sealed envelope
Variations 2005
Combo II
50
Karl Fulves, Don Nielsen Wallet/Envelope Load from behind back, reaching up under jacket
Related to 2005
Combo II
51
Karl Fulves A Game Of Touch suit removed, spectator deals it from top or bottom into pile and retains last card, performer sort suit below table top and divines selection
 		2005
Combo II
52
Karl Fulves Thought Control chapter intro
 		2005
Combo II
55
Karl Fulves The Russian Test performer guaranteed to get better than average score in color sorting without seeing any faces at all, see also p. 104 for further notes
 		2005
Combo II
55
Karl Fulves K Thru 12 kings and queens removed, challenge location from this packet, see also p. 105 for further notes
Related to 2005
Combo II
57
Karl Fulves Mirasequel performer separates the mixed pile at the end of Miraskill
 		2005
Combo II
66
Karl Fulves Speed Reading memorizing forty cards with five numbers
Related to 2005
Combo II
69
Karl Fulves The Four-Fold Way variation of previous "Speed Reading"
Related to 2005
Combo II
73
Karl Fulves Compression Technique Gilbreath & Combo
Related to 2005
Combo II
74
Karl Fulves Contract Player deck first sorted in colors, then suits, by magician
 		2005
Combo II
76
Karl Fulves Impromptu Compression
2005
Combo II
77
Karl Fulves Reflex Action spectator distributes half deck face-up on table, performer deals other half on top and all pairs match color
 		2005
Combo II
78
Karl Fulves Visionary performer sorts half the deck face-down after a riffle shuffle
 		2005
Combo II
80
Karl Fulves Protractors about the length of trick descriptions
 		2005
Combo II
83
Karl Fulves Latent Ability Miraskill prediction correct even though only part of deck sorted by spectator
 		2005
Combo II
84
Karl Fulves After Moe
2005
Combo II
86
Karl Fulves Jinx Extra eight spectators receive envelope and hide an object
 		2005
Combo II
91
Karl Fulves Transliterate medium is called and described spectator and names chosen card
 		2005
Combo II
93
Karl Fulves Mixology spectator memorizes card and its position, gives riffle shuffle, performer names new position, shuffle tracking presentation
 		2005
Combo II
94
Karl Fulves Shuffle Tracking Combo memorizing riffle shuffle distribution via Combo system in face-down spread of unsquared shuffle
 		2005
Combo II
95
Karl Fulves Points After chapter intro
 		2005
Combo II
99
Karl Fulves Penny Machines illustration of "Either-Or" article
Related to 2005
Combo II
99
Karl Fulves Cue Con another cue card idea for Combo system
Inspired by 2005
Combo II
101
Karl Fulves Dual Thoughts using Brown-McMillen glimpse idea for only reversed card in deck
Inspired by 2005
Combo II
103
Karl Fulves Gray's Anatomy connection between gray code and binary numbers, application with 24-cards stack, three consecutive cards tell position in stack
 		2005
Combo II
105
Karl Fulves, Robert E. Neale Distant Marker spectator cuts deck, performer names number and a card of that value is at its numerical position from top
 		2005
Combo II
110
Karl Fulves Alpha Numeric further notes on Combo system and number systems
  • The Octal System
  • The Hexadecimal System
  • Binary To Hex
 		2005
Combo II
112
Karl Fulves Gray Reflections about the color distribution in mirror stack after cuts
 		2005
Combo II
117
Karl Fulves Odd Bits self-similar sequence oddity
 		2005
Combo II
118
Karl Fulves Against The Machine longer article on methods, pre-show, multiple outs, magic on television, David Blaine, announcing Combo III on p. 123
 		2005
Combo II
119
Karl Fulves On Q&A
2005
Combo II
123
Karl Fulves Introduction on Derek Dingle, Jack Avis, Dover books, Robert Byrne, Kenneth Hense's passing
 		2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
389
Karl Fulves Psychic News psychic phenomena in the news
 		2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
392
Karl Fulves Asides various quotes and jokes
 		2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
396
Karl Fulves Crushed filling plastic bottle with hot water, emptying it and capping it, it deforms, variation with special brand
 		2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
398
Burling Hull, Karl Fulves Mid-Nite Marvel performer finds a four-of-a-kind below table, those transpose with some card in the deck, changed from dark room effect to below table
  • Second Approach (involving the location of a selection)
Inspired by
  • "Mid-Nite Marvel" (Burling Hull, Clever Card Collection of 1932)
 2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
403
Sam Schwartz Simplex Square birthday square
Variations 2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
405
Sam Schwartz, Karl Fulves Alphabet Square 5x5 square, numbers are converted to letters to spell out names
Inspired by 2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
409
Karl Fulves Men In Black (and red) two decks separated in red and black, a spectator choses any black card from one deck and any black from the other, they are the only odd-backed card in the deck, two versions, second version makes it a traveling effect form deck to deck
Variations 2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
418
Karl Fulves Final Cut deck immune to cutting, somewhat a presentation for ambitious card
 		2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
420
Karl Fulves Self-Made Trap card chosen from face-up deck with Ten-Twenty force, turns out to be sandwiched by odd-backed cards
 		2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
424
Karl Fulves Last Place "Problems"
six envelopes, the last one chosen contains $100 note, posed as a problem
 		2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
427
Karl Fulves Counterfeit Call "Problems"
conditions for a medium phone effect, posed as a problem
Related to 2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
428
Karl Fulves Whacked "Problems"
piece of paper is crumpled and thrown on someone, it changes into snowball, posed as a problem
 		2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
428
Joseph K. Schmidt Computer Virus Killer "A Novel Revelation of Two Thought Cards"
two spectators think cards from a five-card and six-card group, involving virus gag card
  • The History (credit information and references)
Inspired byVariations 2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
429
Karl Fulves Virus Variation
Inspired by 2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
431
Karl Fulves Stretching The Truth word written on wide rubber band when stretched is no longer readable when collapsed, instant stooge application
Related to 2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
432
Karl Fulves Database further comments and credit information on the referenced items
Related to 2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
433
Karl Fulves Card Speller credit information on spelling to cards
 		2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
433
Cushing Strout Taking Another Look at the Dead Man's Hand After spelling some words, magician deals the Dead Man's Hand to the spectator
Inspired byRelated to 2005
On the Other Side of the Mirror
27
Karl Fulves Moe's Memory two cards are moved
Also published here Oct. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 10)
36
Joseph K. Schmidt One Hand Ace Cutting in the hands, royal flush kicker
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2005
Charlatan (Issue 9)
109
Karl Fulves Karl Fulves addition to Schmidt's routine
Inspired by 2005
Charlatan (Issue 9)
114
Karl Fulves The Covered Check four bets with check piece on chess board
Related to 2005
Charlatan (Issue 9)
115
Karl Fulves Little Feat cards are cut into deck with spectator
Related to 2005
Charlatan (Issue 10)
124
Karl Fulves On-Command Stack overhand stacking demonstration with borrowed deck
 		2005
Charlatan (Issue 10)
125
Karl Fulves Cheating At Blackjack: The Ungaffed Show
Related to 2005
Charlatan (Issue 10)
131
Karl Fulves After Moe any red and black cards are exchanged
 		2005
Discoverie (Issue 10)
132
Karl Fulves Groundhog Day premise of movie Groundhog Day used for magical presentation
 		2005
Discoverie (Issue 10)
136
Karl Fulves Discoverie No. 10 on the end of various magazines from the past
 		2005
Discoverie (Issue 10)
138
Iain Girdwood Total Recall red-black order of deck apparently memorized, Gilbreath combined with binary Combo system
Related to 2005
Scotland Up Close
48
Iain Girdwood Total Recall red-black order of deck apparently memorized, Gilbreath combined with binary Combo system
Related to 2005
Scotland Up Close
48
Arturo de Ascanio, Frank Garcia A Hunger for Dreaming shown to Ascanio by Garcia, packet cut off and counted, packet shuffled in rest and left outjogged, card chosen from this condition, then original number counted down
Related to 2006
The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic
307
Karl Fulves Auto Kinetic blank cards with street names, spectator writes his street on one, arranged in face-down row on table, ungaffed toy car moves towards spectator's card with rubber band held motionless above
Inspired by
  • "Pendulum" (Bob Ostin, marketed effect)
Related to 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
1
Karl Fulves The Pecking Bird credit information, Howard Albright's "Herman, The Gilagloo Bird" (1930s)
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
2
Karl Fulves Card Kinetic cards in row on table, Ace of Spades next to row, rubber band stretched over it and used to move Ace along row, suddenly it moves towards selection and back and they transpose
Inspired by
  • "Pendulum" (Bob Ostin, marketed effect)
 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
4
Karl Fulves Loco-Motion follow-up for "Auto Kinetic", toy car replaced in card case, then full deck removed from it, case balances on edge of one-handed fan, signed card to case
Inspired by 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
5
Derek Dingle, Karl Fulves Uplifting red Ace "rises" plunger like from deck, then other red Ace, they sandwich selection in center
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
8
Karl Fulves Dai Vernon - Two Unpublished Tricks introductory comments
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
10
Neal Thomas A Creature Was Stirring computer mouse on palm, suddenly the cursor jumps around, confederate with cell phone disturbs connection
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
13
Karl Fulves Urban Legends four urban legends and their opposite on cards along with eight numbers, some cards are turned over and numbers added, force for 47
  • Second Method
  • Background
Inspired byRelated to 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
14
Karl Fulves Simple Binary simple way to get comfortable with binary numbers
Related to 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
20
Karl Fulves Mystery Card "An Unsolved Problem"
two sandwiches, one with mystery card, named card put in other sandwich, named card vanishes and mystery card is named card, posed as a problem
Variations 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
21
Karl Fulves Card Tricks Gone Wrong four anecdotes, two of them have been published in Magicol
  • 1. card on forehead
  • 2. Frank Lane's "I.Q. Test"
  • 3. "wolf pack" gag with suggestive images on cards
  • 4. Derek Dingle drops the super ball
Related to 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
22
Karl Fulves Adams + Erdnase intro to Howard Adams related tricks
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
30
Karl Fulves Seven-Card Secret cards taken from two piles randomly, a seven-card straight is the result
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
31
Karl Fulves Doubling Box two royal flushes "mixed", dealt in unison, only Aces match, Ace predicted
Variations 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
32
Karl Fulves Casino I.Q. two five-card piles, cards turned up simultaneously, when both add up to sixteen the cards are predicted
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
32
Karl Fulves Reverse Jonah person with Jonah card wins
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
34
Karl Fulves Comedy Central presentation of Doubling Box with cards that have punchlines and jokes on them, only a specific joke matches its punchline when cards are turned up simultaneously
Inspired by 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
34
Karl Fulves Joke Department two pages of short jokes
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
36
Tony Kardyro Copper-Silver coin on spectators hand is covered with matchbox and transposes with coin inside matchbox
Related toVariations 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
41
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control two selections made in incomplete riffle shuffle condition
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
42
Karl Fulves Chip Shot poker chips and counting used to get to a Royal Flush
Inspired by 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
45
Karl Fulves Mock Memory a selection is named, then two cards are moved, performer apparently memorizes cards, spectators name the two cards and performer their positions, using Riffle Shuffle Control
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
46
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control as Cull upjogging all cards of one group instead of doing a riffle shuffle, also from the back with one-way backs
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
46
Karl Fulves In The Money switch of a single card with bills
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
47
Karl Fulves From X's to Bullets switch of a single card with bills
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
50
Karl Fulves Monte Cardo switch with bills as climax
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
50
Karl Fulves Drawing Blanks penny, nickel, dime and quarter in matchbox, three coins removed and combined to form a number, fourth coin's value added, spectator lets performer know the number of digits, coins taken out are divined
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
50
Karl Fulves The Road To Ruin spectator and performer switch one card of their poker hands, three cards each are shown, spectator can switch or not, he loses, cards removed from the deck
  • The Basic Set-Up
  • The Road To Ruin
  • 10-Card Note
Related to 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
56
Karl Fulves Switchback any card switched out via spread strip-out
Also published here 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
56
Karl Fulves Beat The Bookies point spread, betting against the spread
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
59
Karl Fulves Quicken Rope Trick "Unexplained"
cut rope, ends join themselves in knot, posed as a problem
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
60
Karl Fulves A Few Good Cards "Unexplained"
five red cards in black half, spectator finds them from the back, posed as a problem, with effect variations
Variations 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
60
Karl Fulves Unjust Chance "Unexplained"
presentational idea for banknight plot, posed as a problem
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
61
Karl Fulves The Glass Half Full "Unexplained"
glass half-filled with liquid, turned over, liquid suspended, posed as a problem
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
61
Karl Fulves Real Secret Stuff Aces removed from deck with an indifferent card, this packet riffle shuffled into deck and left outjogged, two poker hands dealt from outjogged cards alternating with top of deck, Aces end up in other packet
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
62
Karl Fulves Switchback Variation
Inspired by 2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
62
Karl Fulves Ultra Marked Cards comment on microscopic differences in any deck, picked up by high-resolution cameras
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
64
Karl Fulves Crook's Book three cards taken from shuffled deck and added, word on this page thought-of, performer does the same, spectator divines performer's word and performer the spectator's page number
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
65
Karl Fulves Little Black Book page number chosen with playing cards, index of possible page numbers
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
66
Karl Fulves Cooked Book page number chosen via calculation method, can only be one of two numbers
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
66
Karl Fulves Back Page on this magazine, passage of time
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
68
Martin Gardner Gardner's Gambit row of cards, taking cards from either end alternately with spectator, whose cards add up higher wins, forced outcome, parity
  • Final Game (Royal Flush ending)
Inspired by
  • coin item in "Mathematical Puzzles" (Peter Winkler)
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Karl Fulves Notes on MG's Game explanation of the parity principle at work and further applications, see following items
Inspired by 2006
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Karl Fulves Accouterments using other items an non-playing cards for the parity row force
 		2006
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Karl Fulves You Go First the spectator can make the first choice
 		2006
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Karl Fulves Last Card Standing cards taken from either end of tabled row alternately, remaining card predicted
 		2006
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Karl Fulves Predict-A-Bill cards taken from either end of tabled row, values added, prediction in dollar bills
 		2006
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Karl Fulves A Perfect System millionaire making coin toss idea by Warren Buffet from a 1984 speech
 		2006
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Karl Fulves Pre-Poker parity poker with number prediction, then Jonah card principle in second phase
 		2006
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Karl Fulves Sure Thing Roy Baker's PATEO force to get Jonah card to spectator
 		2006
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Karl Fulves Blind Chance cards taken from either end of tabled row, values added, outcome predicted by spectator
 		2006
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Karl Fulves Robo-Con cards taken from either end of tabled row, values added, outcome predicted, two-way out
  • Wallet idea (Himber wallet with slit in middle)
  • Double cut (two-way out prediction from Fulves's "The Magic Book")
Related to 2006
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Derek Dingle, Karl Fulves Chump Change Ten to Ace straight in mixed red suits, one freely chosen and put in deck, found again face-up and value of bottom card after dealing top four card face-down on table, those cards are Royal Flush in Spades except for the chosen value which changes to Spades
  • For The Expert (different finish)
 		2006
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Karl Fulves Off The Wall puzzle how to attach a candle to the wall from "Reader's Digest"
 		2006
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Karl Fulves Knotornot
Inspired by
  • "To Tie a Knot on the Left Wrist Without Letting the Right Hand Approach it" (The Magician's Own Book, 1857)
 2006
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Karl Fulves Darndest Things several spectators receive letters to God by children and put them in an envelope, performer assigns them to spectators correctly
 		2006
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Karl Fulves Automatic 10 intro for unusual ten-hand deal ideas, see following items
 		2006
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Karl Fulves The Expert Returns spectator stacks two cards himself by repeated dealing (overhand shuffle single run substitute)
Inspired by 2006
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Karl Fulves The Ten-Hand Deal five piles, spectator assigns numbers from five to nine to them and deals that many cards to the bottom in each case, put together, ten-hand double duke
 		2006
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Karl Fulves Casino Connection five piles, spectator assigns numbers from five to nine to them via a lucky straight from a casino deck and deals that many cards to the bottom in each case, put together, ten-hand double duke
 		2006
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Karl Fulves The X-Hand Deal five piles, dealing for "randomisation", spectator decides on number of players
 		2006
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Karl Fulves Match Maker layout puzzle about making words out of matches
 		2006
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Jerry K. Hartman Hunt For Red five red cards in black half, spectator finds them from the back, solution
Inspired by 2006
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Karl Fulves On the Count-Spell Principle credit information
 		2006
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Karl Fulves Speller Notes
  • A. on locating previous trick
  • B. Instanto Deck and any card spelling
  • C. short routine to spell any named card impromptu, face-up counting and turnover pass
  • D. cutting as deck is dumped from case
Related to 2006
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Karl Fulves Flip Switch strip-out switch handling, with repeat
 		2006
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Mel Bennett Easy As Ab⁄c calculator option for simplifying task to spectators in division tricks
Inspired by
  • Number Challenge (Royal Vale Heath, 1957)
  • "Zangbar Zackelback" (Wallace Lee, Genii, June 1958, p. 364)
  • "Zackelback's Problem" (John F. Pooley, Genii, Oct. 1958, p. 46)
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Karl Fulves Circle Lift "Unexplained"
one bracelet or ring or rubber band picket up with another one, posed as a problem
 		2006
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Karl Fulves Pencil With Memory "Unexplained"
old pencil with memory idea, now really available as transmission pen, posed as a problem
Related to 2006
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Karl Fulves Shred A Bill "Unexplained"
electric shredder that does not shred a bill, application search, posed as a problem
 		2006
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Karl Fulves The Gypsy Switch discussion of the switch of a small item with a handkerchief, see following items
Related to 2006
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Karl Fulves "I Found A Ring..." street cons with ring or rolex
 		2006
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Karl Fulves While You Sleep gypsy con in which money is sealed in envelope and apparently will multiply
 		2006
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Karl Fulves The Gypsy's Secret Gypsy Switch of item as it is wrapped in handkerchief
  • Basics In Brief
  • Robert-Houdin
  • Professor Hoffmann
Related to 2006
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Karl Fulves You Have Three Seconds bet in which spectator has to reach under handkerchief and get out a valuable coin, he only gets a worthless chip
 		2006
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Karl Fulves New Principles, New Tricks new tricks by Howard A. Adams, intro, see following items
 		2006
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Jack Avis Double Cross Transpo black Aces placed aside, red Aces catch two cards, they are the black Aces and apparent Aces are selections
Inspired by 2006
Rara Avis
50
Jack Avis Isaac's Law - Avis Handling for Fulves favorite hour and least favorite hour used to make selection, found at one of those hours, milk build placement under table
Inspired by
  • "Isaac's Law" (Karl Fulves, Magic and Spells Quarterly)
 2006
Rara Avis
82
Jack Avis Riffle Shuffle Control - St. Regis Sleight card selected from incomplete riffle shuffle
Inspired by 2006
Rara Avis
180
Steve Beam Bon Voyage group of cards shown to be mixed, then later all paired up by mates
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
107
Doug Canning Encore The Core with two selections
Inspired byRelated to 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
169
Steve Beam The Ark Maneuver card is reversed in center and cards dealt in pairs from top to bottom, cards after reversed card can be divined
Inspired byRelated to 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
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Michael Powers Cut and Run ideas of placement principle
  • Simple COincidence
  • Faro 53
  • Use of a Special Key Card
  • Non Faro Method
  • Another Approach
Inspired byRelated to 2006
Power Plays
131
Paul Gordon Are We Still Counting? packet trick with turnovers and transformations
Inspired byVariations 2006
England Up Close
137
Karl Fulves Introduction on memory work with cards
 		2007
Word Play
3
Karl Fulves Newmonics memorizing a string of numbers
 		2007
Word Play
5
Karl Fulves The Narrative
2007
Word Play
6
Karl Fulves The Expert Memorizes Cards on memorizing a string of cards
 		2007
Word Play
7
Karl Fulves Newmismatics memorizing a long row of objects
 		2007
Word Play
8
Karl Fulves Erdnase Cheats memorizing short sequence of cards
 		2007
Word Play
10
Karl Fulves Word Play system for memorizing twelve cards
  • The Suit System
  • Coding For Value
  • Naming The Jacks
  • Verbs For Jacks
  • Objects For Jacks
  • The system thus far
  • The System For Kings
  • The System For Queens
  • How To Practice
Inspired byRelated to 2007
Word Play
13
Karl Fulves All In A Row exercise for memorizing twelve cards
 		2007
Word Play
22
Karl Fulves Kings Over Here twelve picture cards memorized, then sorted from back
Related to 2007
Word Play
22
Karl Fulves Royal Wedding all court cards named from back, chosen card found
 		2007
Word Play
23
Karl Fulves Four Way Memory twelve picture cards memorized, then sorted into suits from back
Related to 2007
Word Play
24
Karl Fulves Pyramid Poker twelve card layout on table, named type of poker hand build at the end
 		2007
Word Play
24
Karl Fulves You Must Remember This commentary on the memory system
 		2007
Word Play
25
Karl Fulves Memory Tricks chapter intro
 		2007
Word Play
27
Karl Fulves Match Game twelve cards laid out face-down in matrix, match game played (turning up two cards and finding matches), performer wins
Related to 2007
Word Play
27
Karl Fulves Three-Card Blackjack all Sixes, Sevens, Eights used for blackjack type game, performer gives everyone twenty-one
 		2007
Word Play
29
Karl Fulves Pseudo Poker eight cards, four envelopes, two random cards placed in an envelope each, performer divines content
 		2007
Word Play
29
Karl Fulves Scales of Justice card pocketed from twelve-card straight is divined
 		2007
Word Play
32
Karl Fulves Nu Two Deck picture cards from two decks mated
 		2007
Word Play
34
Karl Fulves When It Started twelve picture cards laid out face-down to symbolize months, spectator exchanges one with the joker, performer divines month and card
 		2007
Word Play
35
Karl Fulves Dice and Dates three named four-of-a-kinds laid out, spectator choses one with two dice, card and rolled number divined
 		2007
Word Play
36
Karl Fulves Blind Key card chosen from 12-card layout predicted
 		2007
Word Play
37
Karl Fulves The Rank And File chosen red card ends up in black packet and vice versa
  • Memory 101
 		2007
Word Play
38
Karl Fulves Coloratura sixteen cups in three different colors and paper balls of the same colors, random balls put under cups, performer memorizes all
 		2007
Word Play
40
Karl Fulves Shifty two cards selected by performer and spectator match
 		2007
Word Play
41
Karl Fulves Time Of Day mates in clock layout
 		2007
Word Play
44
Karl Fulves Mutus Mnemonic
2007
Word Play
44
Karl Fulves Sort By Thought $1, $5, $10 and $20 bills, three each, order memorized by performer
 		2007
Word Play
45
Karl Fulves Not About Counting twelve court cards, one or two removed, performer divines them
 		2007
Word Play
47
Karl Fulves Dice Tracking memorizing string of numbers rolled by dice
 		2007
Word Play
48
Karl Fulves Digit Daze memorizing digits
 		2007
Word Play
49
Karl Fulves Ace - Deuce - Blackjack with twelve card packet
 		2007
Word Play
50
Karl Fulves Missing Link card removed from twelve-card packet is divined
Related to 2007
Word Play
51
Karl Fulves Moe-mentous two cards exchanged in twelve-card packet
Related to 2007
Word Play
53
Karl Fulves No-Touch Card Location spectator cuts near center and remembers card
 		2007
Word Play
57
Karl Fulves Definition of "Move"
2007
Word Play
58
Karl Fulves Moment's Notice
2007
Word Play
60
Karl Fulves And Don't Forget... non-card situations for the Word Play memory system
 		2007
Word Play
64
Karl Fulves The Automatic Mind on memory systems, also for ESP cards
 		2007
Word Play
65
Karl Fulves Practitioner practice tips
 		2007
Word Play
67
Karl Fulves Suit Pictures practice tips
 		2007
Word Play
68
Karl Fulves Learn While You Sleep practice tips
 		2007
Word Play
68
Karl Fulves The Even Couple match game problem
Related to 2007
Word Play
69
Karl Fulves Final Thoughts
2007
Word Play
70
Karl Fulves Mechanical Switch Actions are almost identical to an Elmsley Count
 		2007
52 Memories
30
Karl Fulves Trick File on doing tricks only once and never repeating them, see following items
 		2007
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Karl Fulves Slow-Motion Roll spectator turns die according to rules, performer duplicates final orientation
 		2007
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Karl Fulves Headstrong ungaffed coin always comes up heads, then is shown as two-headed
 		2007
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Karl Fulves Squarersville layout puzzle
 		2007
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Karl Fulves Maximo
Inspired by 2007
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Karl Fulves Near Future four random digits written by spectator, then in different order, subtraction, one digit of result chosen, other digits dealt out in packet, then chosen digit shows up as card value
 		2007
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Karl Fulves Stevenz Stevens Control combined with Zarrow Shuffle
 		2007
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Karl Fulves Hop Skip avoiding upward movement of right packet in Zarrow Shuffle
 		2007
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J. W. Sarles A Rope Tale several knots tied in rope vanish, then cut & restored
Related to 2007
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Karl Fulves Down/Underhanded false down-under deal, order remains, value divination application
 		2007
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Karl Fulves First To Tenth spelling any value to get to sixth card, two-card prediction application
 		2007
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Karl Fulves The Gypsy Switch - Part Two article intro
  • A Secret From Scott
  • Edwin Sachs
Related to 2007
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Karl Fulves A Versatile Move Gypsy Switch to set up penetration of object through handkerchief
 		2007
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Karl Fulves Cross Colors deck separated in colors, unknown black card pocketed by spectator, guessed by spectator, then red card pocketed by performer and guessed by him, both match
Inspired by
  • Number Four in Joe Berg's Private Card Problems
Related to 		2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
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Karl Fulves Eureka deck separated in colors, unknown black card pocketed by spectator, guessed by spectator, then red card pocketed by performer and guessed by him, both match
Related to 2007
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Roy Walton Orderly Suits four packets, each with one card of each suit, one of each suit removed, spectator pushed the cards back without looking in any order, again one of each suit in every packet
Related toAlso published here 2007
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Karl Fulves Not Unsolved Royal Flush version of Walton's trick
Related to 2007
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Karl Fulves Unexplained intro
Related to 2007
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Karl Fulves Sticker Shock "Unexplained"
tabled odd-backed card turns out to be later signed selection, certain conditions and a solution, posed as a problem
 		2007
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Karl Fulves Science Class "Unexplained"
looking through glass of water on upright court card, head turns, with second glass, then card travels in glass, posed as a problem
 		2007
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Karl Fulves Year With Meaning "Unexplained"
overhand stacking the values that combine to a year, posed as a problem
 		2007
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Karl Fulves 3-Blank Monte "Unexplained"
three blank cards and an Ace, all change to Kings as climax, posed as a problem
Variations 2007
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Karl Fulves The Money Card "Unexplained"
obvious one-way backs, money card "accidentally" gets turned around, posed as a problem
 		2007
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Karl Fulves Rise In Value "Unexplained"
elevator variation with four quarters, posed as a problem
 		2007
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Howard A. Adams TripleThreeTrio Principles six-card packet tricks with spelling, ESP pairs or mates
  • King Tut Principle
  • Lady Man Principle
  • Miracle Fifteen - Wedding Principle
Variations 2007
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Karl Fulves KF Note three spectators write their cell phone number on a card, cut in two, dealing and spelling procedure, the matching halves come out together again
Inspired byRelated to 2007
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Karl Fulves Booking Agent performer sticks card in upright standing book, chosen card next to it, repeated, both match
 		2007
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Karl Fulves Arranging A Force seven cards stuck in upright standing book in random order, book opened, some cards are now facing front and some back, forcing total
 		2007
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Karl Fulves Joseph K. Schmidt
2007
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Sam Schwartz 3-Blank Monte three blank cards and an Ace, all change to Kings as climax
Inspired by 2007
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Karl Fulves Big Time Game Show on the game show "Are you smarter than a 5th grader", packet trick with that theme
 		2007
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Martin Gardner Band Through Hand or string, rubber band penetrates finger and vanishes (if rubber band is used)
Related to 2007
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Karl Fulves Learning To Count three cards chosen one by one and cards counted on them until sixteen is reached, starting with the chosen card's value, Aces are next to chosen card and at sum of all values
Inspired byVariations 2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
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Jerry K. Hartman On Tinterhooks five red cards put in black halves, spectator choses five cards from face-down spread, they are black but the halves changed places
Inspired by 2007
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Karl Fulves Intelligent Design ten ESP cards (or other cards, items) mixed and put in a row in a stand, a few turned over, medium enters room and divines all the hidden ones
  • Picture Perfect
  • Conditions of Note
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Up & Down
  • The Routine
  • With Playing Cards
 		2007
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Tony Bartolotta, Karl Fulves High School Hijinks using school textbooks
 		2007
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Karl Fulves Back Story further comments and credit information on the referenced items, sliding shell, Werry's Matchbox Illusion
Related to 2007
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Jerry K. Hartman Catch and Carry two sandwich cards inserted into separate parts of deck out-jogged, when removed together, selection instantly appears between them
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
Card Dupery
48
Jerry K. Hartman, Alex Elmsley Five-as-Five Count apparently shows four Aces surrounding a face-down card, one Ace's face is not seen
Related toAlso published here 2007
Card Dupery
137
Jerry K. Hartman Mexicali Ruse “Mexican Poker” plot, head-to-head Poker game with small packet of cards, magician gets Royal Flush, second version where magician gets four Aces on p. 185
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2007
Card Dupery
181
Jerry K. Hartman Keeper Cuts four cards noted from different parts of deck each turn up on top one at a time
Inspired by 2007
Card Dupery
220
Karl Fulves Undercover Cop stealing bottom card into copped position beneath out-jogged card as it is stripped out
"a Karl Fulves idea"
 		2007
Card Dupery
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