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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	AA	Categories
instruction sheet for improved it's murder \n with rotatable disk, spectator selects murder and victim while performer's back is turned, both are divined \n bob hummer \n it's murder - no book \n howard lyons 1947 it's murder! Bob Hummer	Instruction Sheet for Improved It's Murder	with rotatable disk, spectator selects murder and victim while performer's back is turned, both are divined	Related to It's Murder - No Book (Howard Lyons, 1980)	1947	It's Murder!	1		Mental Magic / Effects / Divination Games / Instruction Games Games / Murder Game
further data on the foregoing trick \n credit information on "follow the leader" plot \n howard lyons 1962 early vernon Howard Lyons	Further Data on the Foregoing Trick	credit information on "Follow The Leader" plot		1962	Early Vernon	43		Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Follow the Leader
p. howard lyons routine \n selection vanishes from card box and other card appears on its place, selection is found reversed in the deck, is torn and finally restored in the card box \n howard lyons 1962 ireland's yearbooks Howard Lyons	P. Howard Lyons Routine	selection vanishes from card box and other card appears on its place, selection is found reversed in the deck, is torn and finally restored in the card box		1962	Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)	54		Cards / Effect Themes / Torn & Restored / At once Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Miscellaneous Cards / Props & Apparatus / Card Box (e.g. with Flap)
interlock steal \n unloading cards under top cards \n larry jennings \n howard lyons (ibidem reprint vol. 1, p. 173 \n slip-in placement \n steve forte 1967 ultimate secrets of card magic Larry Jennings	Interlock Steal	unloading cards under top cards	Related to Howard Lyons (Ibidem reprint Vol. 1, p. 173 Slip-In Placement (Steve Forte, 2020)	1967	Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic	51		Cards / Sleights / Switches / Special Techniques for stealing Cards back to Deck
interlock steal \n unloading cards under top cards \n howard lyons 1970 epilogue Howard Lyons	Interlock Steal	unloading cards under top cards		1970	Epilogue (Issue 10)	74		Cards / Sleights / Switches / Special Techniques for stealing Cards back to Deck Cards / Sleights / Transfers / Interlock
tri-multaneous \n - part 1: mate & selection appear at same time after slip slop shuffled packed is gone through in pairs - part 2: sam-ultaneous - part 3: two chosen cards show up at same position in two packets, using two odd-numbered piles see also p. 348 \n sam schwartz \n "break even" (howard lyons, ibidem #4) \n "mini-miracle" (john hamilton, linking ring, april 1967) \n sam-ultaneous \n sam schwartz \n speaking of spells \n cushing strout 1970 the pallbearers review vol. 5-8 Sam Schwartz	Tri-Multaneous	Part 1: mate & selection appear at same time after slip slop shuffled packed is gone through in pairs Part 2: Sam-Ultaneous Part 3: two chosen cards show up at same position in two packets, using two odd-numbered piles see also p. 348	Inspired by "Break Even" (Howard Lyons, Ibidem #4) "Mini-Miracle" (John Hamilton, Linking Ring, April 1967) Sam-Ultaneous (Sam Schwartz, 1962) Variations Speaking of Spells (Cushing Strout, 1974)	Apr. 1970	The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 6)	334		Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Automatic Placement Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Prediction in form of Mates Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Slop Shuffles Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Two Cards - Two Piles - Same Position / Miscellaneous
secret subtraction – variation 6 \n to rearrange order of packet, elevator trick as example, ace-two-three rise from middle of deck to top individually \n jerry k. hartman \n “three up” (howard lyons, ibidem, no. 9, p. 9) 1970 secret subtraction Jerry K. Hartman	Secret Subtraction – Variation 6	to rearrange order of packet, Elevator trick as example, Ace-Two-Three rise from middle of deck to top individually	Related to “Three Up” (Howard Lyons, Ibidem, No. 9, p. 9)	1970	Secret Subtraction	10		Cards / Sleights / Culling / Arranging the Order Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Elevator / Deck
a card game paradox \n \n gene finnell \n toronto dice \n howard lyons 1971 epilogue Gene Finnell	A Card Game Paradox		Related to Toronto Dice (Howard Lyons, 1971)	1971	Epilogue (Issue 12)	91		Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Other Games Numbers / Nontransitivity
toronto dice \n note \n howard lyons \n a card game paradox \n gene finnell 1971 epilogue Howard Lyons	Toronto Dice	note	Inspired by A Card Game Paradox (Gene Finnell, 1971)	1971	Epilogue (Issue 13)	99		Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Other Games Numbers / Nontransitivity Cards / Effect Themes / Dice & Cards
hyper card \n posed as problem with illustration \n martin gardner \n hyper card \n karl fulves \n kim iles \n mel stover \n howard lyons 1975 the pallbearers review vol. 9-10 Martin Gardner	Hyper Card	posed as problem with illustration	Related to Hyper Card (Karl Fulves, Kim Iles, Mel Stover, Howard Lyons, 1978)	Aug. 1975	The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10)	1042		Paper / Topological Effects
negative intruder \n blank card between jokers transposes with selected card, see also howard lyons "negative miracle" (ibidem nr. 5, 1956) \n philip t. goldstein \n blank intruder \n karl fulves 1978 pabular Philip T. Goldstein	Negative Intruder	blank card between jokers transposes with selected card, see also Howard Lyons "Negative Miracle" (Ibidem Nr. 5, 1956)	Inspired by Blank Intruder (Karl Fulves, 1975)	July 1978	Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 11)	597		Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / Normal
hyper card \n various ideas with the hypercard \n karl fulves \n kim iles \n mel stover \n howard lyons \n hyper card \n martin gardner \n notes \n karl fulves \n hypercard \n karl fulves \n the fifth dimension \n mel stover \n howard lyons \n karl fulves \n the card \n robert e. neale 1978 the chronicles Karl Fulves, Kim Iles, Mel Stover, Howard Lyons	Hyper Card	various ideas with the Hypercard	Related to Hyper Card (Martin Gardner, 1975) Hypercard (Karl Fulves, 1979) The Fifth Dimension (Mel Stover, Howard Lyons, Karl Fulves, 1981) Variations Notes (Karl Fulves, 1978) The Card (Robert E. Neale, 2008)	1978	The Chronicles (Issue 1)	1067		Paper / Topological Effects Business Cards
notes \n hypercard constructed from double facer with attached back piece - elastrik - oddments \n karl fulves \n hyper card \n karl fulves \n kim iles \n mel stover \n howard lyons 1978 the chronicles Karl Fulves	Notes	hypercard constructed from double facer with attached back piece Elastrik Oddments	Inspired by Hyper Card (Karl Fulves, Kim Iles, Mel Stover, Howard Lyons, 1978)	1978	The Chronicles (Issue 11)	1173		Paper / Topological Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Miscellaneous Articles / Columns Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
hypercard \n on the idea of combining hypercard with moebius strip \n karl fulves \n hyper card \n karl fulves \n kim iles \n mel stover \n howard lyons 1979 interlocutor Karl Fulves	Hypercard	on the idea of combining Hypercard with Moebius strip	Related to Hyper Card (Karl Fulves, Kim Iles, Mel Stover, Howard Lyons, 1978)	1979	Interlocutor (Issue 28)	108		Paper / Topological Effects
oasis \n on ken brooke, passing of fred kaps, howard lyons, ricky jay, jay marshallbob driebeck \n fred robinson 1980 pabular Fred Robinson	Oasis	on Ken Brooke, passing of Fred Kaps, Howard Lyons, Ricky Jay, Jay MarshallBob Driebeck		Apr. 1980	Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 4)	830		Articles / Columns
it's murder \n with rotatable disk, spectator selects murder and victim while performer's back is turned, both are divined \n bob hummer \n the 12¢ solution \n karl fulves \n murder, inc. \n karl fulves \n it's murder - no book \n howard lyons 1980 bob hummer's collected secrets Bob Hummer	It's Murder	with rotatable disk, spectator selects murder and victim while performer's back is turned, both are divined	Variations The 12¢ Solution (Karl Fulves, 1975) Murder, Inc. (Karl Fulves, 1980) It's Murder - No Book (Howard Lyons, 1980)	1980	Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets	40		Mental Magic / Effects / Divination Games / Murder Game
mind reader's dream variation \n without dreambook, calculation method \n howard lyons 1980 bob hummer's collected secrets Howard Lyons	Mind Reader's Dream Variation	without Dreambook, calculation method		1980	Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets	42		Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / Mindreader's Dream & Value Dealing
it's murder - no book \n no book method, with rotatable disk, spectator selects murder and victim while performer's back is turned, both are divined \n howard lyons \n it's murder \n bob hummer \n instruction sheet for improved it's murder \n bob hummer 1980 bob hummer's collected secrets Howard Lyons	It's Murder - No Book	no book method, with rotatable disk, spectator selects murder and victim while performer's back is turned, both are divined	Inspired by It's Murder (Bob Hummer, 1980) Related to Instruction Sheet for Improved It's Murder (Bob Hummer, 1947)	1980	Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets	96		Mental Magic / Effects / Divination Games / Murder Game
one-speed reverse \n \n howard lyons 1981 milennium aces Howard Lyons	One-Speed Reverse			1981	Milennium Aces	91		Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
the fifth dimension \n no. 80, hyper card routine \n mel stover \n howard lyons \n karl fulves \n hyper card \n karl fulves \n kim iles \n mel stover \n howard lyons 1981 self-working table magic Mel Stover, Howard Lyons, Karl Fulves	The Fifth Dimension	No. 80, hyper card routine	Related to Hyper Card (Karl Fulves, Kim Iles, Mel Stover, Howard Lyons, 1978)	1981	Self-Working Table Magic	100		Paper / Topological Effects
doublestop \n two selections, two piles, spectator thinks stop on his selection in one pile and second selection is at same position in other pile \n simon aronson \n david solomon \n "break even" (howard lyons, ibidem #4) \n doublestop simplified \n simon aronson 1982 sessions Simon Aronson, David Solomon	Doublestop	two selections, two piles, spectator thinks stop on his selection in one pile and second selection is at same position in other pile	Inspired by "Break Even" (Howard Lyons, Ibidem #4) Variations Doublestop Simplified (Simon Aronson, 1995)	1982	Sessions	5		Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Think Stop Trick Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Two Cards - Two Piles - Same Position / Miscellaneous
an obvious card \n thought of card to wallet, twice, bombshell wallet \n stewart james \n howard lyons \n bombshell twins \n jon racherbaumer 1984 epoptica Stewart James, Howard Lyons	An Obvious Card	thought of card to wallet, twice, Bombshell wallet	Variations Bombshell Twins (Jon Racherbaumer, 1994)	Jan. 1984	Epoptica (Issue 5)	277		Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / free Choice (all 52 cards) Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet
five card versions \n "one no is once enough is not enough" spectator thinks of one of five cards, majority fishing (one no) \n bob farmer \n howard lyons \n five card versions \n bob farmer \n howard lyons \n mental vibrations \n harry lorayne 1987/1988 tsunami Bob Farmer, Howard Lyons	Five Card Versions	"One No Is Once Enough Is Not Enough" spectator thinks of one of five cards, majority fishing (one no)	Variations Mental Vibrations (Harry Lorayne, 2001) Also published here Five Card Versions (Bob Farmer, Howard Lyons, 2017)	1987/1988	Tsunami	12		Cards / Principles / Fishing Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice
ace steal \n actually by howard lyons \n larry jennings 1988 darwin ortiz at the card table Larry Jennings	Ace Steal	actually by Howard Lyons		1988	Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table	131		Cards / Sleights / Switches / Special Techniques for stealing Cards back to Deck
howard lyons \n on his death and ibidem \n karl fulves 1988 interlocutor Karl Fulves	Howard Lyons	on his death and Ibidem		1988	Interlocutor (Issue 47)	185		Articles / Biographical Articles / Obituary
sans wizard \n card thought of from half the deck, half shuffled reversed in other half, selection vanishes and reappears (after perhaps multiple attempts), card named at the end \n roy walton \n ibidem \n "simply wizard" (howard lyons, ibidem) 1988 the complete walton — volume 2 Roy Walton	Sans Wizard	card thought of from half the deck, half shuffled reversed in other half, selection vanishes and reappears (after perhaps multiple attempts), card named at the end	Inspired by "Simply Wizard" (Howard Lyons, Ibidem) Also published here Ibidem	1988	The Complete Walton — Volume 2	42		Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Single Card
steal \n unloading cards under top cards \n howard lyons 1992 the collected almanac Howard Lyons	Steal	unloading cards under top cards		1992	The Collected Almanac (Issue )	xxxviii		Cards / Sleights / Switches / Special Techniques for stealing Cards back to Deck
slipduc displacement \n exchanging middle cards of four card packet, context (ibidem #9) \n howard lyons 1992 modus operandi Howard Lyons	Slipduc Displacement	exchanging middle cards of four card packet, context (Ibidem #9)		1992	Modus Operandi	15		Cards / Sleights / Miscellaneous / Miscellaneous
me and my buddy \n on a howard lyons coin toss game \n karl fulves 1992 additives Karl Fulves	Me And My Buddy	on a Howard Lyons coin toss game		1992	Additives	6		Coin / Effect Themes / Head & Tail
steal-back \n credit information \n larry jennings \n howard lyons 1994 steel and silver Larry Jennings, Howard Lyons	Steal-Back	credit information		1994	Steel and Silver	106		Cards / Sleights / Switches / Special Techniques for stealing Cards back to Deck
bombshell twins \n free selection travels into bendix bombshell wallet twice \n jon racherbaumer \n an obvious card \n stewart james \n howard lyons 1994 facsimile Jon Racherbaumer	Bombshell Twins	free selection travels into Bendix Bombshell wallet twice	Inspired by An Obvious Card (Stewart James, Howard Lyons, 1984)	1994	Facsimile (Issue 2)	15		Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Wallet
slipduc \n \n howard lyons \n "slipduc" (p. howard lyons, ibidem, vol. 9, march 1957, [p. 181 in reprinted ibidem vol. 1]) 1994 labyrinth Howard Lyons	Slipduc		Also published here "Slipduc" (P. Howard Lyons, Ibidem, Vol. 9, March 1957, [p. 181 in reprinted Ibidem Vol. 1])	1994	Labyrinth (Issue 2)	4		Cards / Sleights / Culling / Arranging the Order
ace steal \n credit information \n howard lyons 1995 cardshark Howard Lyons	Ace Steal	credit information		1995	Cardshark	34		Cards / Sleights / Switches / Special Techniques for stealing Cards back to Deck
slipduc \n with four cards \n howard lyons 1995 labyrinth Howard Lyons	Slipduc	with four cards		1995	Labyrinth (Issue 5)	8		Cards / Sleights / Culling / Arranging the Order
seven come eleven \n - "dot com - tricks and stunts with numbers" solution to hull problem "make 11 out of four 7s" \n milton kort \n dot com... \n karl fulves \n derek lever \n ralph w. hull \n nate leipzig \n the sevens puzzle \n karl fulves \n more sevens \n mel bennett \n still more 7's \n robert k. stevenson \n sevens from elevens \n howard lyons 1997 the fine print Milton Kort	Seven Come Eleven	"Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers" solution to Hull problem "Make 11 out of four 7s"	Inspired by Dot Com... (Karl Fulves, Derek Lever, Ralph W. Hull, Nate Leipzig, 1997) Related to The Sevens Puzzle (Karl Fulves, 1998) More Sevens (Mel Bennett, 1998) Still More 7's (Robert K. Stevenson, 1998) Sevens from Elevens (Howard Lyons, 1999)	1997	The Fine Print (Issue 6)	165		Numbers / Puzzles & Bets
sevens from elevens \n - "dot com - tricks and stunts with numbers" \n howard lyons \n ibidem #29 \n seven come eleven \n milton kort 1999 the fine print Howard Lyons	Sevens from Elevens	"Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"	Related to Ibidem #29 Seven Come Eleven (Milton Kort, 1997)	1999	The Fine Print (Issue 10)	345		Numbers / Puzzles & Bets
mental vibrations \n spectator thinks of one of five cards, majority fishing (one no), with lead-in effect \n harry lorayne \n five card versions \n bob farmer \n howard lyons \n mental vibrations \n harry lorayne 2001 personal collection Harry Lorayne	Mental Vibrations	spectator thinks of one of five cards, majority fishing (one no), with lead-in effect	Inspired by Five Card Versions (Bob Farmer, Howard Lyons, 1987/1988) Variations Mental Vibrations (Harry Lorayne, 2018)	2001	Personal Collection	129		Cards / Principles / Fishing Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice
on the si stebbins system \n x-ahead system \n howard lyons 2003 genii Howard Lyons	On the Si Stebbins System	x-ahead system		Jan. 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 1)	76		Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Only for Special Stacks / Si Stebbins
confusion \n selected card placed in flap box changes, selection appears reversed in deck and is torn up and placed in box where it restores \n howard lyons 2003 genii Howard Lyons	Confusion	selected card placed in flap box changes, selection appears reversed in deck and is torn up and placed in box where it restores		Jan. 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 1)	77		Cards / Effect Themes / Torn & Restored / At once Cards / Props & Apparatus / Card Box (e.g. with Flap) Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
that's what i call direct! \n spectator holds card on his head, face towards him, polaroid photo is taken and the card has turned over on photo \n howard lyons 2003 genii Howard Lyons	That's What I Call Direct!	spectator holds card on his head, face towards him, polaroid photo is taken and the card has turned over on photo		Jan. 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 1)	77		Photograph Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Same Both Sides (SBS)
ibidem 3/aziz and beyond \n \n eric mead \n various \n howard lyons \n max maven 2003 genii Eric Mead (reviewer)	Ibidem 3/Aziz and Beyond	by Howard Lyons, Max Maven		Feb. 2003	Genii (Vol. 66 No. 2)	78		Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
faro credit \n faro reference, "an-adept" (1850) \n howard lyons 2006 rara avis Howard Lyons	Faro Credit	faro reference, "An-Adept" (1850)		2006	Rara Avis	32		Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / General Comments
the dream goes on \n two spectators each name a card freely, cards are found by counting and spelling in two different decks, includes version for a larger setting \n stewart james \n letter to howard lyons, march 15 1984 2007 the essential stewart james Stewart James	The Dream Goes On	Two spectators each name a card freely, cards are found by counting and spelling in two different decks, includes version for a larger setting	Also published here Letter to Howard Lyons, March 15 1984	2007	The Essential Stewart James	180		Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge multiple Card Location Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Any Card Called For
the card \n presenting the hyper card \n robert e. neale \n hyper card \n karl fulves \n kim iles \n mel stover \n howard lyons \n moves \n robert e. neale \n hyperflexagon \n robert e. neale \n hoaxcard \n robert e. neale 2008 this is not a book Robert E. Neale	The Card	Presenting the Hyper Card	Inspired by Hyper Card (Karl Fulves, Kim Iles, Mel Stover, Howard Lyons, 1978) Related to Moves (Robert E. Neale, 2008) Hyperflexagon (Robert E. Neale, 2008) Hoaxcard (Robert E. Neale, 2008)	2008	This Is Not a Book	229		Paper / Topological Effects
slipduc \n switching center to cards when hands separate \n howard lyons 2010 genii Howard Lyons	Slipduc	switching center to cards when hands separate		Oct. 2010	Genii (Vol. 73 No. 10)	73		Cards / Sleights / Culling / Arranging the Order
five card versions \n "one no is once enough is not enough" spectator thinks of one of five cards, majority fishing (one no) \n bob farmer \n howard lyons \n five card versions \n bob farmer \n howard lyons 2017 the bammo tarodiction toolbox Bob Farmer, Howard Lyons	Five Card Versions	"One No Is Once Enough Is Not Enough" spectator thinks of one of five cards, majority fishing (one no)	Also published here Five Card Versions (Bob Farmer, Howard Lyons, 1987/1988)	2017	The Bammo Tarodiction Toolbox ()	79		Cards / Principles / Fishing Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice
stealing back \n cards counted outjogged onto deck, secretly into deck/under top cards, howard lyons \n herb zarrow 2018 the magic of johnny thompson Herb Zarrow	Stealing Back	cards counted outjogged onto deck, secretly into deck/under top cards, Howard Lyons		2018	The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)	190		Cards / Sleights / Switches / Special Techniques for stealing Cards back to Deck
slip-duc \n displacement of center two cards in four-card packet \n howard lyons 2020 mr. jennings takes it easy Howard Lyons	Slip-duc	displacement of center two cards in four-card packet		2020	Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy	325		Cards / Sleights / Miscellaneous / Miscellaneous