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Bob Hummer Lite-Ning Addition spectator removes an Ace or a Two face down, then a Three or a Four and so on, total of added values is divined
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1940 5
Bill Simon My Lucky Card No. 76, card cut into the the deck by the spectator, ends up between two cards that match its value and suit separately.
Variations
1950 138
Paul LePaul, Louis Zingone, Edward Marlo, Albert Cohn, James F. Herpick Buckle Up No. 105, performer finds face-up selection among face-down cards sight unseen
Variations
1950 200
Harry Lorayne Three for the Money Three-spot as multiple out indicator card
Variations
1962 106
Harry Lorayne Foursome four of a kind to free selection is produced
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1967 23
Edward Marlo The Crimp - D.F.C. bridge where spectator stops, two methods
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1970 6
Paul Curry Turn of the Century setting double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure
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1974 57
Jon Racherbaumer Decking - Hofzinser Deluxe
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Mar. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 3)
27
Jonathan Townsend, Ken Krenzel "Now!" duplicate, quite interesting
Variations
Nov. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 11)
274
Bob Hummer Lite-Ning Addition spectator removes an Ace or a Two face down, then a Three or a Four and so on, total of added values is divined (1940)
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1980 10
Derek Dingle The Over and Under Switch four applications
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1982 83
Juan Tamariz Blown Away "Neither Blind Nor Silly"
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July 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 7)
1369
Harry Lorayne Vierertreff four of a kind to free selection is produced
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Oct. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 1)
40
Bob Farmer Pentacle Force forcing a Ten to Ace value on spectator, Tsunami principle
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1987/1988 9
Daryl Martinez Untouched card is on the table, spectator makes two piles, one top card for the value the other for the suit
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1988 20
Juan Tamariz Neither Blind Nor Silly red black stack, two cards
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1989/91 211
John Bannon Tattoo You spectator's initials are transferred from red to blue card, red/blue double backer
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  • Sankey's Secret Files video, 2002
    • also in: Nomad (The Definitive Sankey — Volume 1, 2012)
Variations
1991 38
Jim Krenz All Expense Paid Trip for Three three cards travel from packet to packet, no touch condition
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  • "Three Cards Pass" (Tom Sellers, The Gen, Vol. 22 No. 8, Dec. 1966, p. 211)
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1995 1067
Jim Krenz All Expense Paid Trip For Three three cards travel from packet to packet, no touch condition
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Variations
1995 1
Gerry Scharnböck Karten & Gummiring deck bound by rubber band, card pops out at right angle
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1996 52
David Solomon Revised Mexican Poker here co-credited to John Bannon
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  • Genii, Oct. 1996
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Aug. 1999
MAGIC (Vol. 8 No. 12)
76
Gerry Scharnböck Sprung deck bound by rubber band, card pops out at right angle
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2000 49
Paul Curry Turn of the Century
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2001 129
Pit Hartling Finger Flicker breather crimp
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2003 10
David Solomon The Power of Poker
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  • Genii, Oct. 1996
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2004 189
Paul Swinford Bits and Pieces card torn up in pieces and they're laid out, number from one to eight named, and counted to, index corners found, Koran's binary newspaper
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2004 25
David Solomon Revised Mexican Poker
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  • Genii, Oct. 1996
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2007 21
David Solomon Revised Mexican Poker
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  • Genii, Oct. 1996
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2007 15
Ryan Schlutz Pivotal Peek after spectator's peek
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Feb. 2007
MAGIC (Vol. 16 No. 6)
90
David Solomon Revised Mexican Poker
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  • Genii, Oct. 1996
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2009 14
Peter Duffie (reviewer) Sprung & Dagger by Ryan Schlutz Mar. 2009
MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 7)
89
John Guastaferro Either Or location routine that allows to build a small set-up for later use
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2010 6
Paul Swinford Bits and Pieces card torn up in pieces and they're laid out, number from one to eight named, and counted to, index corners found, Koran's binary newspaper
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2010 279
Ryan Schlutz Dedication
2011 vii
Ryan Schlutz Introduction
  • Introduce Wonder (While Wearing Body Armor)
  • Build on Their Emotional Connection
  • Leave Them a Memory
2011 3
Ryan Schlutz Introduce Wonder While Wearing Body Armor Chapter 1 intro
2011 5
Ryan Schlutz Pivotal Peek after spectator's peek
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2011 7
Ryan Schlutz Peek as a Control bridge
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2011 10
Ryan Schlutz Pulse Detection card peeked at, value found via reading body language, spectator finds card among four
2011 11
Ryan Schlutz The Keeper card divined after three fun random questions
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2011 15
Ryan Schlutz, Josh Arroyo The Keeper - Additional Handling card divined after three fun random questions, despite card apparently not being amongst sample cards
2011 17
Ryan Schlutz When in Doubt, Read a Palm card with palm on it, selection found by other spectator, back of palm-card is selection as well
2011 21
Ryan Schlutz Visual-Pocket Management and Routine Recall
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2011 25
Ryan Schlutz Build on Their Emotional Connection Chapter 2 intro
2011 27
Ryan Schlutz Sense-sational three selections (one thought of, two chosen) found
2011 29
Ryan Schlutz A Lesson in Gravity two sandwich cards with black holes on them used for multi-phase sandwich routine
2011 37
Ryan Schlutz Fraternal Bond three chosen cards match 3 prediction cards
2011 45
Ryan Schlutz The Schlutz Switch "Schlitz", two handlings
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2011 46
Ryan Schlutz Fing-Jit-Su spectator breaks small wood with finger, then flicks deck at selection
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2011 51
Ryan Schlutz Sprung & Dagger banded deck, card pops out at right angle
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2011 57
Ryan Schlutz Misfit Queens
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2011 65
Ryan Schlutz Foregone Conclusion card disappears from deck and reappears popping out of fan
2011 71
Ryan Schlutz Reaching Thousands Through One
2011 77
Ryan Schlutz Leave Them a Memory Chapter 3 intro
2011 79
Ryan Schlutz Insignia signed card, back of magician's name tag predicts selection and then even has the signature
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2011 81
Ryan Schlutz Jumbled Thoughts jumbled friXion pen prediction corrects itself
  • Method 1: Free Choice of a Card
  • Method 2: Forced Selection
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  • "Sympathetic Ink" (Mathieu Bich)
2011 95
Ryan Schlutz Creating a Mental Pose
2011 99
Ryan Schlutz Add-on Bits Chapter 4 intro
2011 101
Ryan Schlutz, Doug Otto Otto-matic Aces
2011 103
Ryan Schlutz Otto Finder four-of-a-kind found in four ways
2011 109
Ryan Schlutz, Harry Lorayne Treasure Hunt Three of Diamonds used to find selection via multiple out
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2011 111
Ryan Schlutz Stop Killing the Magic!
2011 115
Ryan Schlutz We Can't be all "Penn" Without Some "Teller" Chapter 5 intro
2011 117
Jeff Pierce, Ryan Schlutz The Untouchables
  • number of reds in one pile equals blacks in other pile
  • small packet OOTW with two spectators
  • two-card location with red black separation of packet
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2011 119
Ryan Schlutz How to Print on Cards "Personalizing the Experience"
2011 127
Ryan Schlutz Schlouble inserting double safely into deck
2011 133
Ryan Schlutz KM Sandwich
2011 135
Ryan Schlutz Pocket Management Blank Template
2011 137
Allan Zola Kronzek Think of One thought-of card and its location (one of three piles) divined
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Aug. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 8)
40
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Making the Cut: A Peek Into the Magic of Ryan Schlutz by Ryan Schlutz Sep. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 9)
80
Jim Krenz All Expense Paid Trip three cards travel from packet to packet, no touch condition
  • Impromptu Version
(PDF bonus effect from September 2012)
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Variations
Sep. 2012
Real Secrets (Vol. 1 No. 6)
1
Peter Duffie (reviewer) Making the Cut by Ryan Schlutz Nov. 2012
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 3)
80
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Completing the Cut by Ryan Schlutz June 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 6)
102
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Miracles without Moves by Ryan Schlutz Nov. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 11)
101
David Solomon The Power of Poker
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  • Genii, Oct. 1996
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2013 278
Peter Duffie (reviewer) Miracles without Moves by Ryan Schlutz Dec. 2013
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 4)
85
John Michael Wilson (reviewer) Ryan Schlutz’s Effortless Effects by Ryan Schlutz Dec. 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 4)
81
Denis Behr, Pit Hartling Beer, Card Tricks and Orange Juice: Denis and Pit Think Out Loud
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Winter 2015
Quarterly (Issue 1)
25
Ryan Schlutz Deconstructed Construction The magician divines a mentally constructed playing card.
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2015 33
Jeff Pierce, Ryan Schlutz Luck of the Draw blanks finale
2015 46
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Effortless Effects by Ryan Schlutz July 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 7)
83
Ryan Schlutz Introduction
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2017 3
Ryan Schlutz I Love You out-of-hand selection procedure, grease daub
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2017 5
Ryan Schlutz Secret Sauce Switch sandwich switch without deck
  • Further Thoughts ("mystery card" routine outline)
  • Additional Tip (ambitious card finale)
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2017 10
Ryan Schlutz Strange Gift spectator gives twelve cards to performer, he knows number of red cards and sorts them under table
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2017 14
Ryan Schlutz My Handling for Out of this World
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2017 20
Ryan Schlutz Flow vs. Sequential on performing several tricks in a flow
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2017 23
Ryan Schlutz In-Air Transpo duplicate
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2017 25
Ryan Schlutz Double Spring Unload
2017 27
Ryan Schlutz Coordinated Chaos intro
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2017 32
Ryan Schlutz Bottom Stock Control in-the-hands spread shuffle
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2017 33
Ryan Schlutz Top Stock Control dropping bunches on table
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2017 34
Ryan Schlutz Introduction
2017 3
Ryan Schlutz Equifinality card composed of chosen suit and value from multiple tabled packets is predicted
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2017 5
Ryan Schlutz The Double Out Box card removed from card case, two-way out
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2017 5
Ryan Schlutz Forget to Remember (Updated) spectator thinks of a card that is related to a chosen card, card predicted, three-way out
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  • "Forget to Remember" (Ryan Schlutz, Effortless Effects, DVD)
2017 14
Ryan Schlutz Somewhat Touched incorporating two-way-out strategy
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2017 22
Ryan Schlutz Counterpoint using group shuffle to place selection at certain position, with or without sticky tape
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2017 25
Ryan Schlutz Card at Any Sum number cards in envelope, sum made of them, selection found at that position
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2017 29
Ryan Schlutz Sprung Location deck bound by rubber band, card pops out at right angle, multiple cards ideas
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2017 34
Ryan Schlutz, Aldo Colombini Fireworks Control Variation cards biddle counted in left hand, spectators say stop multiple times
2017 34
Ryan Schlutz 6 Covers 6 hands-off selection and riffle shuffle by spectator
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2017 41
Bob Farmer Pentacle Force forcing a Ten to Ace value on spectator, see also p. 89
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2017 74
David Regal (reviewer) Mr. Lifto by Ryan Schlutz Apr. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 4)
105
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Only Slightly Sleightly by Ryan Schlutz Aug. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 8)
96
Ryan Schlutz Introduction
2018 3
Ryan Schlutz Boxy Waltz selection travels into case, then transposes with second selection, then fusion finale
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2018 5
Ryan Schlutz Before the Thought eight to ten cards selected from table wash, highest card thought of, predicted in envelope
  • Marking the Deck
  • Reveal Using Wallet
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2018 17
Ryan Schlutz Presentation Idea: Bill and Ted variation of "Before the Thought" in which thought-of card vanishes and reappears in wallet
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2018 23
Ryan Schlutz Box Switch card slid into case, later dumped out, using cellophane
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2018 26
Ryan Schlutz The One With The High Five card torn in half and halves mixed in paper carton, two halves chosen by spectator, they match
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  • "Intercessor" (Gaëtan Bloom)
2018 29
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Super Strong, Super Simple by Ryan Schlutz June 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 6)
100
Ryan Schlutz Introduction
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2020 3
Ryan Schlutz I Love You out-of-hand selection procedure, grease daub
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2020 5
Ryan Schlutz Secret Sauce Switch sandwich switch without deck
  • Further Thoughts ("mystery card" routine outline)
  • Additional Tip (ambitious card finale)
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2020 10
Ryan Schlutz Strange Gift spectator gives twelve cards to performer, he knows number of red cards and sorts them under table
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2020 14
Ryan Schlutz My Handling for Out of this World
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2020 20
Ryan Schlutz Flow vs. Sequential on performing several tricks in a flow
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2020 23
Ryan Schlutz In-Air Transpo duplicate
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2020 25
Ryan Schlutz Double Spring Unload
2020 27
Ryan Schlutz Coordinated Chaos intro
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2020 32
Ryan Schlutz Bottom Stock Control in-the-hands spread shuffle
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2020 33
Ryan Schlutz Top Stock Control dropping bunches on table
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2020 34
Ryan Schlutz Equifinality card composed of chosen suit and value from multiple tabled packets is predicted
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2020 37
Ryan Schlutz The Double Out Box card removed from card case, two-way out
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2020 37
Ryan Schlutz Forget to Remember (Updated) spectator thinks of a card that is related to a chosen card, card predicted, three-way out
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2020 46
Ryan Schlutz Somewhat Touched incorporating two-way-out strategy
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2020 54
Ryan Schlutz Counterpoint using group shuffle to place selection at certain position, with or without sticky tape
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2020 57
Ryan Schlutz Card at Any Sum number cards in envelope, sum made of them, selection found at that position
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Variations
2020 61
Ryan Schlutz Sprung Location deck bound by rubber band, card pops out at right angle, multiple cards ideas
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2020 66
Ryan Schlutz, Aldo Colombini Fireworks Control Variation cards biddle counted in left hand, spectators say stop multiple times
2020 66
Ryan Schlutz 6 Covers 6 hands-off selection and riffle shuffle by spectator
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2020 73
Ryan Schlutz Boxy Waltz selection travels into case, then transposes with second selection, then fusion finale
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2020 77
Ryan Schlutz Before the Thought eight to ten cards selected from table wash, highest card thought of, predicted in envelope
  • Marking the Deck
  • Reveal Using Wallet
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2020 89
Ryan Schlutz Presentation Idea: Bill and Ted variation of "Before the Thought" in which thought-of card vanishes and reappears in wallet
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2020 95
Ryan Schlutz Box Switch card slid into case, later dumped out, using cellophane
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2020 98
Ryan Schlutz The One With The High Five card torn in half and halves mixed in paper carton, two halves chosen by spectator, they match
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2020 101
Ryan Schlutz Edge-Mark Pencil Dot about a special key card ant uses with it
  • Single-Card Control
  • Single Card Control Borrowed Deck
2020 111
Ryan Schlutz Cut-Shuffle-Cut sequence to keep a key card next to a selection during in-the-hands riffle shuffle and cut sequence
2020 112
Ryan Schlutz GAP "Grab Any Pile", introduction
2020 117
Ryan Schlutz Clearly See-Through shuffled deck, spectator takes a pile from it, remembers one card and pile is replaced, card becomes invisible and reappears reversed in deck, GAP principle
  • An Alternative Way to Handle GAP Selection
2020 118
Ryan Schlutz Other Ways to User the GAP Principle
  • Borrowed Deck Handling - Key Card
  • Borrowed Deck Handling - Multiple Key Cards
  • Borrowed Deck Handling - Multiple Key - Mental Selection
2020 122
Ryan Schlutz Mind the GAP fair version of GAP principle with borrowed deck, chosen card is reversed in other deck
2020 124
Ryan Schlutz Equal Finality prediction placed inside card case, card is formed with two cards for value and suit
2020 78
Steve Beam Latest Addition spectator removes an Ace or a Two face down, then a Three or a Four and so on, total of added values is divined, several phases
Inspired by
Variations
2020 187
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Ryan Schlutz Live Act by Ryan Schlutz June 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 6)
84
Ryan Schlutz Introduction
2020 3
Ryan Schlutz RNG "Random Number Generator"
small card with numbers on both sides in a grid is torn, pieces tossed and the numbers showing are added, card at that position predicted
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2020 5
Ryan Schlutz Business as Usual business card with writing in a grid is torn into eight pieces, spectator makes decisions until two four-piece piles are made, can be controlled by performer à la ten card poker deal
  • Caleb Wiles' approach
  • David Regal, John Guastaferro, Caleb Wiles and my approach
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2020 14
Ryan Schlutz Intuition Test card suit, card value, number and coin toss written on business card, torn up in sixteen pieces, number counted to from both ends of stack, it leads to pieces with card suit and value which the spectator also cut to, with variations without cards
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2020 23
Ryan Schlutz Driver's Instinct card with three parking spots, car and parking sign torn into five pieces, parking spot selected, it's predicted on back of the piece
2020 30
Ryan Schlutz Introduction
2021 3
Ryan Schlutz Two-Fair Transpo card on top of deck transposes with out-jogged card visually, second phase with spectator
2021 5
Ryan Schlutz Visual Rotation Change as out-jogged card is spun out
2021 8
Ryan Schlutz, Salomon Vainstein Randomly Constructed card chosen by choosing a suit and counting a packet for the value, two handlings
  • Alternate Handling - 13 Card Stack
  • Reveal Ideas
    • Mentalism Reveal
    • 52 Outs
    • Marked Deck
    • Second Deck
    • 52-Card Index
2021 13
Ryan Schlutz No Weigh! unknown card pocketed, performer know number of cut-off cards, repeat, values of cards are divined via weighing, then number of pips in a packet (Hummer) and missing card
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2021 29
Ryan Schlutz Bonus Idea two cards chosen and replaced, deck dealt into two piles, performer finds card, ten-card set-up
2021 37
Ryan Schlutz 4-Realz selection lost, four cards removed with one of them being the selection, other three change into matching values
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2021 39
Ryan Schlutz Business As Usual business card with writing in a grid is torn into eight pieces, spectator makes decisions until two four-piece piles are made, can be controlled by performer à la ten card poker deal
  • Caleb Wiles' approach
  • David Regal, John Guastaferro, Caleb Wiles & My Approach
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June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part Two)
136
Bob Hummer Lite-Ning Addition spectator removes an Ace or a Two face down, then a Three or a Four and so on, total of added values is divined
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2022 8
Bob Farmer Inspired By Hummer list of effects using the Hummer Addition/Subtraction Principle
  • The Total Is! 1976 (The Magic of Gerald Kosky)
  • The New Math Miracle 1978 (Larry Becker, World of Super Mentalism)
  • Numeral-oh-gee 1979 (Amazing Randi, Apocalypse)
  • Stunumbers 1983 (Shigeo Futagawa, Self-Working Number Magic)
  • Stargazer 1986 (David Britland, Psychomancy)
  • Prediction 1991 (Shigeo Futagawa)
  • A Sense Of Freedom 1992 (Peter Duffie, Ulterior Motifs)
  • Numb...bers 1994 (Peter Duffie, Cards In Principle)
  • Bird Watcher 1997 (Tenyo)
  • Card Conspiracy 2003 (Peter Duffie, Robert Robertson)
  • Speed Dating 2011 (Michael Weber, Tim Trono)
  • Real Secrets Jelly Bean Estimator 2012 (Michael Weber, Tim Trono)
  • Lotto Envelopes 2012 (Michał Kociołek)
  • Papa’s Theatre 2013 (Gaëtan Bloom, Full Bloom Volume One)
  • Doubling Down 2015 (Steve Beam, Semi-Auotomatic Card Tricks Vol. 9)
  • Card At Any Sum 2017 (Ryan Schlutz, False Anchors)
  • Lucky You 2019 (Michał Kociołek, Plots & Methods)
  • Flat Dice 2019 (Michael Breggar)
  • RNG 2020 (Ryan Schlutz, False Anchors Volume Four)
2022 44
Ryan Schlutz Pivotal Peek after spectator's peek
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2022 593
Ryan Schlutz RNG "Random Number Generator"
small card with numbers on both sides in a grid is torn, pieces tossed and the numbers showing are added, card at that position predicted
  • Additional Handling
  • Further Thoughts
Also published here
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June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
828
Bob Farmer Pentacle Force forcing a Ten to Ace value on spectator, Tsunami principle
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Variations
2024 13