123 entries for Ken Beale

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Theodore Annemann An Original Set-Up Discovery way to easily set-up the eight kings stack
Related to 1931
The Book Without A Name
11
Sam Leo Horowitz The Mystery of the Penthouse four distributed Jacks come together with one cut
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
145
Theodore Annemann A Mental Headache card counting, two columns suit and value

Related toVariations 1939
The Incorporated Strange Secrets
18
Bob Hummer Fantastric single card location, back turned for procedure, secret 10/9/8 count to find indicator card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941 (ca.)
Fantastric
1
Edward Marlo Number Transpo card at chosen position changes to different chosen position
VariationsAlso published here 1942
Deck Deception
13
Wilbur T. Kattner Axis Cut three rings linked, one is allowed to be cut to free all
Related to July 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 39)
162
Russell "Rusduck" Duck 32 selection process with square layout
Variations July 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 109)
439
Jack Potter 3 Jacks Every Time three Jacks are laid alternated with indifferent cards and come to the top, as a prelude to "3 Jack & a Pat" by Weisbecker
Related toVariationsAlso published here May 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 125)
503
John A. M. Howie + or - ? using two four of a kinds, transformation kicker
Related to June 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 153)
611
Oscar Weigle Poison Trick chosen / poisoned glass is found, see also p. 849
Related toVariations Sep. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 211)
845
Ken Beale, Frank Garcia Wormy Gags! gags with a plastic worm
 		Oct. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 214)
854
Audley Walsh, Ken Allen, Gerald R. Blount, Leslie Spiewak, Mike Millet, Ken Beale Given Goblet chosen / poisoned glass is found, several methods
Related to Nov. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 215)
858
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Senator Crandall, Gerald Kosky, Jacob Daley, Ken Beale
 		Dec. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 219)
877
Ken Beale Beale's Baffler rubber band on cardboard penetrates string
Variations Mar. 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 10)
641
Ken Beale Beale's Gum Trick working a vending machine with invisible money
 		Oct. 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 5)
712
Hen Fetsch Perfume Presto! chosen / poisoned glass is found
Related to Aug. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 236)
943
Ken Beale Half a Headache card removed from half the deck is divined, then with other half, cards laid out on table in pattern that does card counting, also suit, parallel principle
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 2)
7
Stewart James An Addition and a Teaser
Inspired byRelated to Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
6
Charles Sanders Peirce Some Amazing Mazes dealing trick with red and black cards in numerical order, dealing into any number of piles, anti-faro rules, see also p. 2
  • Phase One
  • Phase Two (mixing procedure, then number named, value of card at that position is used to count to a card that matches named number)
Related toVariations Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
10
Ken Beale No-Switch Switch #2 fake hole card switch
 		Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
20
Ken Beale Setting Up Exercise method to set up Eight Kings quickly at home
Related toVariations Apr. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 5)
10
Ken Beale Pseudo Seconds fake second dealing and stacking demonstration, Tantalizer deal with red Aces, black Aces show up as well, then stacking with the Aces, four duplicate Aces
  • Let's Get Fancy (half-deck gambling stack preserved during deals and Tantalizer deal for finale)
Related to Apr. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 5)
15
Ken Beale Blindfold Stud remembered hole cards in the poker hands end up in same hands again, Aces for performer
 		July 1956
Ibidem (Issue 6)
21
Ken Beale Take Nine spectator remembers card and its position from the top, performer takes the cards behind the back and brings them back out, the card's value at the original position is used to count down to selection
Inspired byVariations Sep. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 7)
20
Norman Houghton Poor Mixers 3&3, spectator mixed cards and they separate, repeat
Variations Mar. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 9)
18
P. Howard Lyons Slipduc six-card spread held with both hands, hand separate with half the cards each, center two cards are switched secretly, 3&3 oil and water application
Variations Mar. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 9)
22
Alex Elmsley 7-16 down under deal, Ace of Spades remains, game presentation
Related toVariationsAlso published here Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
4
Alex Elmsley Pierce Arrow unusual game in which one deals through twelve cards and tries to predict position of reversed card, actually "Peirce Arrow"
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
5
Tom Ransom Australian Poker three cards placed on each Ace, packets combined, after down-under deal performer ends up with the Aces
Related toVariations Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
4
Ken Beale, Francis Carlyle Erl & Water 3&3, three-card spread in each hand, bottom card of right-hand spread switched with top card of left-hand spread in top change action
Inspired by July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
14
Ken Beale Apartheid 3&3, one extra, with handling variation by P. Howard Lyons
Inspired byRelated to July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
14
Mel Stover Triptych spectator cuts deck in two piles, card cut to is placed aside, down-under-deal with both halves, the remaining cards match, and they also match the card placed aside, fourth card in wallet
Variations July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
15
Ken Beale Four Browners see following items
 		July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
16
Ken Beale Brown Transpo two selections made from two halves with "counting pile and remember card at that position" procedure, one counted from the top and one from the bottom, they change position
Inspired byVariations July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
16
Ken Beale Brown Coincidence two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then dealt in two halves, both are dealt in unison and the selected cards are at the same position
Inspired byVariations July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
16
Ken Beale Brown Out packet removed and counted, cards at that position remembered, performer finds card and names number
 		July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
17
Ken Beale Simple Coincidence two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then dealt in two halves, both are dealt in unison and the selected cards are at the same position
Inspired byRelated to July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
18
Martin Gardner Brewer's Gold ideas using Ken Beale's two ring and cord principle
Related to Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
5
Ken Beale Jackpott three Jacks deal (three Jacks are laid alternated with indifferent cards and come to the top), ending in full house and royal flush
Inspired by Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
31
Ken Beale $pell any coin is used to spell a card
Inspired by
  • Tom Sellers item in The Gen, Nov. 1953
 June 1960
Ibidem (Issue 21)
33
Ken Beale Trireme sixteen-card packet cut and dealt into two piles, top card of one pile pocketed, down-under-deal with both packets result in a card of the same value and the same suit of the pocketed card
Inspired by Oct. 1960
Ibidem (Issue 22)
17
Ken Beale Triplets spectator counts down to a number between twelve and twenty and pockets card, down-under deal with dealt packet results in mate, another card of that value is taken from pocket
Inspired by Oct. 1960
Ibidem (Issue 22)
17
Ken Beale Souvenir
  • Re Pierce
  • Re Elmsley
  • Re Pierce Arrow
Related to Mar. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 23)
32
Ken Beale Square Deal nine cards are arranged in a 3x3 square as dictated by spectator, they are a magic square
Variations Mar. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 23)
33
Ken Beale Brownian Movement deck cut, two spectators remove a number of cards and remember cards at that position, halves dealt in unison, performer stops when the cards appear at the same position, when removed number is counted down again mates are found
 		Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
25
Ken Beale A Venue unfinished idea for range force with stack and adding up some consecutive cards
 		Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
25
Ken Beale Exploring a Principle number chosen with dice throw, card at that position removed, added to number, several of the numbers are counted to until total of five cards are removed, they're predicted
 		Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
26
Ken Beale 3 Way Transposition monte effect from top of deck with Jack, Queen and King of Spades in which cards keep transforming
  • First Routine
  • Second Routine
  • Third Routine
  • Fourth Routine
  • Fifth Routine
Variations Sep. 1962
Ibidem (Issue 26)
16
P. Howard Lyons Epideictic Si Stebbins version with addition of four and irregular suits
Inspired by Sep. 1962
Ibidem (Issue 26)
31
Ken Beale Everything Easy card vanishes, another card changes into vanished card and that other card is found in pocket
 		Aug. 1963
Ibidem (Issue 29)
22
Ken Beale Natural Scent single card location, back turned for procedure, secret 10/9/8 count to find indicator card, combined with 26th location
Inspired by Nov. 1964
Ibidem (Issue 30)
11
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Diception Coincidence two cards are selected with the Diception procedure, deck then dealt in two halves, both are dealt in unison and the selected cards are at the same position
Inspired by Nov. 1964
Ibidem (Issue 30)
16
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Diception Transpo two selections made from two halves with Diception procedure, one counted from the top and one from the bottom, they change position
Inspired by Nov. 1964
Ibidem (Issue 30)
17
Ken Beale, Russell "Rusduck" Duck, Marvin Johnson 32 Deal Duplicated selection process with square layout
Inspired by Spring 1970
Hierophant (Issue 3)
126
Karl Fulves Aces To Win packet trick with gambling presentation
Related to 1971
The Book of Numbers
20
Ken Beale Triple ESP Prediction involving counting in ESP deck
Variations 1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
40
Harry Lorayne Harry Lorayne Variation of previous item: Ken Beale's Triple ESP Prediction
 		1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
42
Karl Fulves Illusion Aces Aces turn over one by one between two Jokers, change to Kings
Inspired byRelated toVariations Mar. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 14)
114
Ken Beale Ring Sation two rings on string, one comes off, originally published by Lou Tannen, with variation:
  • The Hard Way
see also p. 565 for background information, see p. 608 for comment by Paul Brian
Related to Oct. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 12)
563
Ken Beale Put Back Variation partial, for Ace Assembly
Related to 1973
Packet Switches (Part Two)
109
Ken Beale For A Transposition
1973
Packet Switches (Part Two)
110
Ken Beale Color Confused monte effect from top of deck in which cards keep transforming
  • Phase One
  • Phase Two
  • Phase Three
Inspired by Mar. 1973
Epilogue (Issue 17)
153
Karl Fulves, Ken Beale Etcetera anonymous letter about what kind of card magic should be published and commentary by Fulves, see p. 1036 for real author (Beale)
 		May 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 7)
624
Ken Beale Poker down under deal packet trick with poker theme
  • Canberra Poker
  • New South Wales
Related to Sep. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 11)
655
Edward G. Brown The Two Pile Trick two selections made from two halves with "counting pile and remember card at that position" procedure
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1973
The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown
74
Ken Beale Odd/Even Bet play on words
 		Jan. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 3)
701
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word on I.B.M and S.A.M convention, Jeff Busby, Ken Beale, Senator Crandall
 		1974
Magick (Issue 109)
544
Karl Fulves Covered Slip Cut for riffle force, possible with stranger card
Related to 1975
Methods with Cards — Part 1
4
Nick Trost, Ken Beale Ten-Card Poker Routine
  • Phase One
  • Phase Two (Ken Beale's idea)
  • Phase Three
Also published here 1975
Gambling Tricks with Cards — Part One
16
Ken Beale Apartheid II 3&3
Related to 1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 4)
291
Ken Beale Some Late Notes notes on variations of the Ascanio Spread in print
 		1976
The Ascanio Spread
35
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Films Of Boris Karloff by Ken Beale (written by Richard Bojarski) 1977
Interlocutor (Issue 15)
56
Ken Beale Take Five with credit information
layout on table
  • Ken Beale's "Take Five"
  • Wiseguy Presentation
  • A Ten-Card Problem
  • Note By Karl Fulves
Variations 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 10)
1155
Jerry K. Hartman Flatfoot, Floozie and the Boy-Boy Hotel Mystery
Inspired byAlso published here 1978
Loose Ends
61
Karl Fulves The Parallel Principle clocking with deck split into two packets
Related to 1979
The Shamrock Code / The Parallel Principle
30
Ken Beale From Ken Beale covered slip cut, Parallel Principle
Related to 1979
Interlocutor (Issue 32)
125
Ken Beale The Interlock Switch three Jacks on top and dealing for three
 		1980
Interlock
42
Ken Beale Switch For A 4-Ace Trick
1980
Interlock
45
Ken Beale, Ralph W. Hull Positive & Negative Cards using two four of a kinds, transformation kicker
Related to 1980
Interlock
46
Ken Beale Alternate Procedure For Picking Up Break for card switch using Inerlock
 		1980
Interlock
48
Ken Beale Interlock Sandwich Switch
1980
Interlock
49
Ken Beale Interlock Steal
1980
Interlock
50
Ken Beale Stealing the First Card
1980
Interlock
53
Ken Beale Steal of a Chosen Card
1980
Interlock
54
Ken Beale Interlock Steal Variation
1980
Interlock
55
Ken Beale Diabolical Deal spectator chooses hand and draws as many as he like, still loses
 		1980
Arcane (Issue 1)
5
Ken Beale Drop Out Stud Poker Stacks set-ups for stud poker:
  • For Three Hands
  • For Four Hands
  • For Five Hands
  • For Six Hands
 		1980
Arcane (Issue 1)
6
Ken Beale Two Stock Shuffles For Two Pair
For One Pair
 		1980
Arcane (Issue 1)
8
Ken Beale, Karl Fulves A Quick Getaway No. 61, rubber band penetrates pencil held by spectator, with business card
Inspired by 1981
Self-Working Table Magic
74
Ken Beale Half a Headache card removed from half the deck is divined, then with other half, cards laid out on table in pattern that does card counting, also suit, parallel principle
Also published here 1982
Card Counting
27
Ken Beale A Clock Trick rotating stack application, card in clock layout chosen by value of card chosen from rest
Variations 1982
Card Counting
31
Ken Beale The Ken Beale Display showing apparently all 4 sides of two blank cards while hiding one surface
 		Dec. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 16)
153
Ken Beale Adverse Condition Aces aces are really laid out without switch in beginning
 		1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
291
Ken Beale K.B. False Cut Number One double cut substitute to table
 		1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
291
Ken Beale K.B. False Cut Number Two double cut substitute to table
 		1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
291
Dr. Jacob Daley, Ken Beale Daley Switch Variation away from the pack with secret unloading onto tabled deck
 		1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
291
Ken Beale Double Cut Substitute
1988
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table
108
Karl Fulves On Ken Beale
1988
Interlocutor (Issue 48)
204
Dai Vernon What's-the-Value Solitaire
Related toVariations 1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
215
Karl Fulves, Robert E. Neale More Borromean Notes topological bar bet with three interlocked rings of different colors, more notes and credit information
  • Further Reading
Related to 1990 ca.
More Borromean Notes
1
Alex Elmsley Brownwaves I two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then divided in two halves, both deal in unison and the selected cards are at the same position
Related toVariations 1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
333
Roy Johnson Suparings routine with two plastic rings and rope, six phase routine
Inspired by
  • "Ring Sation" (Ken Beale)
Also published here
  • marketed manuscript
 Jan. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 1)
31
Jerry K. Hartman Tete a Tete
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1991
Card Craft
423
Ken Beale Double Cut Substitute
1995
Cardshark
133
Ken Beale The V Force "Three Impromptus"
bottom card of top half is transferred to bottom half with bottom placement angle jog as it is placed offset on it
 		1995
Underworld (Issue 1)
9
Ken Beale Offset Ambition "Three Impromptus"
 		1995
Underworld (Issue 1)
9
Ken Beale Set Off Trap "Three Impromptus"
sandwiched card on table, card chosen, sandwich cut in deck side-jogged, sandwiched card turns out to be later selection
 		1995
Underworld (Issue 1)
10
Ken Beale Sandwich Switch
1996
Miracles with Cards
126
Nick Trost, Ken Beale Ten-Card Poker Deal - Trost Routine Three phases, second phase is Ken Beale's idea
Also published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
109
Ken Beale, Darwin Ortiz Double Cut Handling hands and table
 		1998
Down Under Deals
42
Ken Beale Fusion Aces two cards change into Aces between two spot cards, then the spot cards change into Aces themselves
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
85
Ken Beale, Karl Fulves Fusion II two cards change into Aces between two spot cards, then the spot cards change into Aces themselves
Inspired byVariations 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 7)
185
Karl Fulves Cold Fusion two cards change into Aces between two spot cards, then the spot cards change into Aces themselves
Inspired by 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 7)
187
Karl Fulves Informant further comments and credit information on the referenced items, Vernon's Joker Monte
Related to 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 7)
194
Lew R. Brooks The Kangaroo Kid gambling demo with packet of sixteen cards removed from the deck, story
Inspired by
  • "From the Land Down Under" (Ken Beale, World's Greatest Card Tricks, Bob Longe, 1996)
Variations 		1998
Stack Attack
28
Ken Beale, Darwin Ortiz Double Cut Handling hands and table
 		2001
Jiggery Pokery
8
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
Denis Behr "The Tantalizer" to Stack using "The Tantalizer" in conjunction with a stack, see also page 47:
  • Way into "The Tantalizer"
Related toVariations 2007
Handcrafted Card Magic
43
Ken Beale Even or Odd five heaps, bet that there are more piles with even number of cards than odd
 		2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
432
Ken Beale The Beale Deal
  • Equivoque
  • Variation 1-3
 		2015
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier
36
Jerry K. Hartman Tete a Tete
Inspired byAlso published here 2015
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier
76
Nick Trost Triple ESP Prediction involving counting in ESP deck, sum and difference
Inspired byRelated to 2015
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5
1332
John Hostler Roundabout Retreat spectator remembers card and its position from the top, after some cutting the card's value at the original position is used to count down to selection
Inspired by 2023
Percolations
25