90 entries for William P. Miesel

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Bill Simon The Cards and Dice - 1. The Transposition Ace to Four of Clubs face-down on table with a die on top of each with one to four to top, dice exchanged and cards follow
Related toVariations 1954
Sleightly Sensational
14
William P. Miesel The Lost Ace four cards are shown as the ace of spades, then they transform into the other three aces and the king of spades
Related to June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
8
William P. Miesel Straight Cheating straights, then four royal flushes as climax
Related to Feb. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 5)
6
William P. Miesel Another Impromptu Out of this World doing Miraskill for separating red and black cards
Related to Mar. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 6)
7
William P. Miesel Second and Middle Deals with break
 		May 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 8)
7
William P. Miesel Another Spirit Slate after writing appears, slate is still wet
 		July 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 10)
9
William P. Miesel Vacation Time imaginary trip
 		July 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 10)
10
William P. Miesel Mexicali Move variation
 		Aug. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 11)
15
William P. Miesel A Day at the Races prediction of imaginative horse race
 		1959
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959)
11
William P. Miesel Fifty One to One selection has odd back
 		1959
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959)
52
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Poko-Combo stack that allows combination for ten card poker deal, strictly straight and straight cheating
Related to Jan. 1959
The Cardiste (Issue 12)
2
Stephen Herald Temperamental Aces follow up for The Lost Ace
Related to Jan. 1959
The Cardiste (Issue 12)
3
William P. Miesel Invincible Open Travelers, last card with deck
 		Oct. 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 362)
277
William P. Miesel Phanto Cards three phases
 		Jan. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 376)
333
Karl Fulves Static Problems with Cards - No. One
selection made by stabbing joker into deck without removing selection, how to control it
Solutions: see references
Variations Feb. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 4)
19
William P. Miesel Named Red Card in Black Packet as a problem
Variations June 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 8)
41
Bruce Cervon, William P. Miesel, Bill Simon, Victor Marsh Etcetera
June 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 8)
41
Edward Marlo Named Red Card in Black Packet solution to Miesel's problem
Inspired by Aug. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 10)
51
William P. Miesel Static solution
Inspired by Sep. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 11)
56
William P. Miesel Cards & Dice Ace to Four and four dice match up, Aces appear
Related to Mar. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 2)
9
Karl Fulves Three Way Split transposition procedure posed as a problem, for solutions see references
Variations Nov. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 4)
32
William P. Miesel 3rd Flight follow the leader with 3 quartets
 		July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
48
Roy Walton Oil and Queens transformation kicker
VariationsAlso published here 1969
The Devil's Playthings
15
William P. Miesel Simplex 3 Way simplified solution
Inspired by July 1970
Epilogue (Issue 9)
65
Karl Fulves Cards And A Number... counting selection procedure
Variations 1971
The Book of Numbers
5
William P. Miesel That Twist Again final card changes front and back
 		Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
288
William P. Miesel Duplicate Copy carbon paper in book
 		1971
Magick (Issue 30)
149
William P. Miesel The Devil's Pasteboards prediction of a symbol, elastic bands on poster board to put symbol cards
 		1971
Magick (Issue 32)
157
William P. Miesel Dual Ambitious one to top, one to bottom
 		Feb. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 2)
13
William P. Miesel Card to Pocket solution to third Hofzinser Problem, transposition of card with pocketed card, three phases
 		Aug. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 10)
555
William P. Miesel Duo Coincido two mates are found, two methods
Inspired by
  • "Double Coincido" (Karl Fulves, MUM Vol.62/8)
 July 1974
Epilogue (Issue 21)
200
William P. Miesel A Different Approach to Transpositions
1975
Card Cavalcade 3
87
William P. Miesel Take Three from sandwich in one half to other half
 		1975
Card Cavalcade 3
91
William P. Miesel Mini Oil and Water 2&2, four phases
Also published here 1975
Card Cavalcade 3
96
William P. Miesel All-Fair Moving Collectors odd backed mates find two cards and then transform
 		Feb. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 2)
310
Karl Fulves (reviewer) The Creative Card Magic of William P. Miesel by William P. Miesel 1981
Interlocutor (Issue 46)
184
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Fork Full of F.F.F.F. Appetizers by William P. Miesel Oct. 1982
Epoptica (Issue 2)
88
William P. Miesel Cards
1982
Fork Full of Appetizers
1
William P. Miesel Water and Oil Barrons
Inspired byVariations 1982
Fork Full of Appetizers
29
William P. Miesel Coins
1982
Fork Full of Appetizers
45
William P. Miesel Miscellaneous Close-Up Magic
1982
Fork Full of Appetizers
53
William P. Miesel Mini Oil and Water 2&2, four phases
Also published here 1982
Packet Tricks
24
Karl Fulves, William P. Miesel Notes by Karl Fulves riffle stacking from the bottom
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
130
William P. Miesel Stand-Up Wild Card two methods
 		1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
317
Earl Nelson The Flying Signature odd-backed card turns out to be same as signed selection, then signature appears on it
Related to Winter 1984
West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
56
William P. Miesel Signa-Flite odd-backed card turns out to be same as signed selection, then signature appears on it, simplified variation
Inspired by Summer 1984
West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 2)
41
William P. Miesel Cards
1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
1
William P. Miesel Twice under the Shot card under shot glass changes into signed selection, card is put back under glass then a second card is selected and signed on the back, signatures turn out to be on same card
Inspired by 1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
40
William P. Miesel More Card
1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
78
William P. Miesel Coins
1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
96
William P. Miesel Mis. Close-Up
1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
112
William P. Miesel Bill Miesel's Utility Chart erasable marker on poster board, for predictions
 		1984
Magic from the Parade #1
23
John Holland (reviewer) Fork Full of Appetizers - Book Two by William P. Miesel Nov. 1985
Epoptica (Issue 7)
416
William P. Miesel The Fastest Sandwich in the World
1985
Arcane (Issue 13)
174
William P. Miesel Filling the Elevator small packet with two quartets
 		1985
Arcane (Issue 13)
176
William P. Miesel Hit Double Lift Second Deal
1985
Arcane (Issue 13)
178
William P. Miesel Deceived
Inspired by 1985
Arcane (Issue 13)
179
William P. Miesel Here and Gone three cards change to selection, then become aces
 		1985
Arcane (Issue 13)
181
William P. Miesel Barefaced Commitment prediction written on playing card
 		1985
Arcane (Issue 13)
183
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Precursor by William P. Miesel Spring 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 25, 26 & 27)
268
Charles Hudson The Visine Trick all black climax
Inspired byRelated to 1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
506
Ken Simmons Reverse Variant reverse from center top
Inspired byRelated to 1987
Riffling the Pasteboards — Again!
48
William P. Miesel A Card Trick With Coins coin put on top of tabled deck, coin vanishes from there and appears next to selection
Inspired by
  • "A Coin Trick With Cards" (Justin Higham, Best of British)
 1987
Inside Out (Issue 2)
9
William P. Miesel Coin Vanish from Tabled Deck flicked in lap
 		1987
Inside Out (Issue 2)
9
Roy Johnson The £80 Card Game story presentation
Inspired by
  • "An Alternative Puzzle" (Bill Miesel, The Creative Card Magic of William P. Miesel, p. 59)
 1989
Silver Special
71
William P. Miesel A Porous Wallet see "The Joker and the Wallet"
 		1991
Card to Wallet
161
William P. Miesel Right Here Is Your Card revelation of a selected card by spelling Your Card Is Right Here and forming na arrow with the packets
Inspired byVariations 1992
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 43)
772
John Scarne, Karl Fulves Spell Purple spelling red, black, suits with packet, ending with "purple" written on a card, see also p. 47
VariationsAlso published here 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
18
William P. Miesel Spell Green spelling red, black, suits with packet, ending with "green" written on a card as well as a rainbow car
Inspired by 1993
Verbatim (Issue 6)
58
William P. Miesel Modern Warfare
Inspired by
  • "Foursee and Four Don't" (Peter Duffie, Ulterior Motifs)
 1993
Card File
138
William P. Miesel My Early Memories of Eddie
Also published here 1993
Fechter
119
Stephen Hobbs (reviewer) Precursor by William P. Miesel Aug. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 12)
69
Bill Simon, William P. Miesel, Karl Fulves The Forgetful Gambler No. 54, deck shuffled face-up/face-down, they right themselves except for Royal Flush, rest of deck changes back color
 		1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
107
Karl Fulves My Card Isn't deck shuffled, performer thinks of card, spectator cuts it to top, tables it and thinks of new top card and cuts again, performer takes out a card, both are right
Related to 1995
The Fine Print (Issue 2)
23
William P. Miesel Letters on Move A Card, Bob Ecklund
Related to 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
56
William P. Miesel Introduction
1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
13
William P. Miesel A Square Deal
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
solution to "What number divided by one third of itself equals 9?"
Inspired by
  • problem in Linking Ring, October 1961
 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
162
William P. Miesel Foreword
1997
Roger's Real Gone Aces
5
Harry Levine The Illegitimate Location with lots of flourish cuts, spelling this is not your card but this is
Inspired by 1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 69)
1437
William P. Miesel, Ed Eckl, Harry Hirschvogel Oil & Water Dice
  • Flim-Flam (by Bob Farmer)
bet with three white and three green dice that must be arranged in certain way with a minimum of moves
Also published here
  • Precurso issue LXIX
 Sep. 1999
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
79
Karl Fulves Unification Aces "Problems"
unexpected assembly, three packets cut off and Ace shown at bottom, four cards remain and they're the Aces, posed as a problem
Variations 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 3)
78
William P. Miesel Unified Aces unexpected assembly, three quarters cut off and Ace shown at bottom, four cards remain and they're the Aces, three double facers
Inspired by 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4)
94
William P. Miesel All By Themselves four selections lost in deck, then four Kings distributed face-up, they end up next to the selections
Inspired by
  • "Royal Command" (Peter Duffie, Abra #2576)
 2000
Card File Two
12
Karl Fulves, William P. Miesel Cutting the Aces No. 26
 		2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
53
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Kellar's Wonders by Harry Kellar (written by Mike Caveney, William P. Miesel) Mar. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 3)
72
William P. Miesel Bill Miesel's "Red Card Prediction" prediction "you will select the only red card", faces-backs-ambiguity
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
202
William P. Miesel My Early Memories of Eddie on Eddie Fechter
Also published here 2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
174
William P. Miesel A Clean Nudist first blank, then backs on both sides then normal deck, using two blank cards
Inspired by
  • Bill Dunn's "The Non-Nudist Nudist Deck" in "The Close-Up Magic of Ray Mertz... and Friends"
 2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
195
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Complete Digital Precursor by William P. Miesel Dec. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 12)
100
Tom Frame (reviewer) Fork Full of Appetizers by William P. Miesel Sep. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 9)
76