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Francis Carlyle Homing Card
Related toVariations 1947
Stars of Magic (Vol. 4 No. 2)
61
Paul LePaul The Diagonal Left Hand Palm (Improved Method)
Related to 1949 61
Dai Vernon, Wallace Galvin Card through Handkerchief tabled
Related to 1953 18
Edward Marlo The Diagonal Steal as a direct Insertion Steal
Related to 1957 45
Bert Allerton Card Stabbing Trick any named card
Related toVariations 1958 36
Edward Marlo Marlo Miracle Aces classic faro Ace cutting ("estimation aces"), last Ace found at named number
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1964 44
Dai Vernon Cold Deck Cut
Related toVariations 1967 168
Dr. Stanley Jaks Dim The Lights small hand taps out value of first selection, then finds second selection by dragging top half away, see also p. 340
Related to Jan. 1970 316
John Cornelius My Ladies Ring borrowed rings appear to transpose or be at several places at once
VariationsAlso published here 1977 15
Roy Walton The Smiling Mule two parts, first gag then surprise twist, named card ends up sandwiched between aces in the middle of the deck
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1979 13
Michael Close Royal Poker Cull procedure to get a royal flush from shuffled deck, no normal game procedure
Inspired by 1981
Arcane (Issue 3)
23
Michael Close Wild Underground Transposition all eight cards change to jokers as climax
Related to 1981
Arcane (Issue 3)
25
Harry Riser The Last Hand procedure to get a royal flush from shuffled deck, no normal game procedure
Related to 1981
Arcane (Issue 6)
69
Karl Fulves Gaffless Brainwave sorted red/black stack
Related to 1981 44
Michael Close, Stewart James Derby Downs "Waltz Time Stewart James - Three Variations by Michael Close", two selections found by 10D, using automatic placement variation, faro shuffle, based on "Place and Show" from New Tops
1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
283
Michael Close, Stewart James Prose Duplex based on "Inverse Duplex" from New Tops, strange prediction effect involving numbers, automatic placement for two selections
1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
285
Michael Close, Stewart James Coda Chrome based on "Chronothot" from New Tops, prediction from odd-backed deck is put on table and matched named card, gaffed decks and double backer
1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
286
Larry Jennings One-Hand Bottom Palm
Related toVariations 1986 234
Gaëtan Bloom The Bloom vs. Kulagina Match all matches jump out of box, invisible thread
Variations 1986 46
Robert D. Michaels, David Ben, Michael Close, Bob Farmer, Michael Weber Invisible Triumph rough smooth, for credit information see reference
Related to May 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 5)
1207
Gaëtan Bloom Impossible Is Not French card balances on edge, torn card balances on torn edge
Variations 1986 8
Michael Close The Unbelievable Useful Comedy Prop plastic hand as running gag and sight gag
1990 5
Michael Close The Origami Bunny
  • Folding the Bunny
  • The Opening Bit
  • For Children (mini hat production)
  • For Adults #1 (coin production)
  • For Adults #2 (ear torn and restored)
  • Glossary of Origami Terms
1990 6
Michael Close Dr. Strangetrick "Or how I stopped worrying and learned to love card warp", detailed routine with card in bill
1990 14
Michael Close The Pothole Trick hole travels from business card to business card
Variations 1990 27
Simon Aronson Simon-Eyes two cards thought of with counting procedure, both cards divined with "No No's Fishing"
  • Reality
  • The Problem
  • No No's Fishing
  • The Simon-Eyes Arrangement
  • The Selection Procedure
  • Fishing in the Simon-Eyes Pack
  • Fishing for the Values
  • Fishing for the Suits
  • The Faro Restacking Simon-Eyes Pack
Related toVariations 1990 123
Michael Close Off-Color Reset odd-backed, credit information
1990 165
Michael Close Rubik's Dollar Bill bill in folded playing card is penetrated with toothpick
Variations 1991 4
Michael Close The El Cheepo Magic Club signed business card to matchbox (folded)
1991 14
Michael Close The Ring, Shoelace, and Straw Routine ring travels from hand to hand, penetrates string, string penetrates straw
Related to 1991 20
Michael Close Dancers at the End of Time Aces vanish from top of deck, trap kings, transposition with quartets, all change into jokers
Inspired by 1991 29
Michael Close, Paul LePaul The Tuning Fork
Inspired by 1991 30
Michael Close Twenty-Six Cents Worth of Change transformation of pocket change
1991 35
Michael Close The Four Cent Bonus multiple coin transformation, using glued together coins
1991 37
Michael Close The MC Spread Double Lift hides back of bottom card throughout
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 40
Michael Close First Application of MC Spread Double Lift, as fake side steal to impress magicians
Variations 1991 43
Michael Close Second Application MC Spread Double Lift from face-up deck
1991 43
Michael Close As a Force and a Control MC Spread Double Lift application
1991 44
Michael Close The Frog Prince card folded in origami frog transposes with selection
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 45
Michael Weber, Michael Close, Eric A. Maurin Coffee Machine time machine presentation while drinking coffee, sugar packet is restored, coffee free of sugar and spoon vanishes from mug and is resting dry on the table again
Related to 1991 15
Michael Close Red-Blue Mamma Fooler sticky tape
Also published here Dec. 1991
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 4)
36
Michael Close Steranko Outdone handling for the last double card
Related to 1991
Magic Man Examiner (Vol. 1 No. 3)
2
Michael Close Card on Forehead repeated
Related to 1991
Magic Man Examiner (Vol. 1 No. 3)
2
Michael Close The Big Surprise signed fake contract travels folded to container
VariationsAlso published here 1993 5
Michael Close Folding the Contract secret folding method while "contract" is placed into pocket, could be used for jumbo cards
1993 9
Michael Close, Larry West A Visit from Rocco using giant bills
Variations 1993 20
Michael Close, John Cornelius You Axed For It ring to box, appears to be at several places at once
Inspired byVariations 1993 26
Michael Close Patter for Pavel's "Fantastic Knot" presentation
1993 37
Michael Close On Palming general discussion of classic palm with headings
  • The Grip
  • The Swing Points
  • The Pivot Point
1993 45
S. W. Erdnase, Michael Close The Erdnase Bottom Palm
1993 48
Michael Close After the Palm what to do after bottom palm
1993 50
Paul LePaul, Michael Close, Edward Marlo The Left Hand Diagonal Palm
Inspired by 1993 50
Tenkai Ishida, Michael Close The Left Hand Peek Steal
1993 52
Michael Close, Dai Vernon Transfers, Top Palms, and Shifting the Grip
1993 54
Michael Close How to Avoid "Framing"
1993 56
Michael Close Loose Ends replacing palmed cards
1993 57
Michael Close Take a Letter signed alphabet card is found in paper bag by shooting a pin in it
1993 58
Michael Close The Incredible Peeked Prediction free selection predicted in wallet (palming method)
1993 64
Michael Close The Ooh-Ah Bird origami bird lays egg with prediction in it
1993 73
Michael Close Criss Cross Force Handling
1993 75
Michael Close, Dai Vernon, Wallace Galvin Origami Bill Production origami bill produced from handkerchief
Inspired by 1993 79
Michael Close Chicken Teryaki coin through hand, c/s transpo
1993 89
Michael Close The Incredible Growing Toothpick
1993 98
Michael Close We're all B*z*s on this Bus clown faces appear on blank cards
Variations 1993 104
Philip T. Goldstein, Michael Close Haback Count Variation flushtration hamman count combo
1993 106
Michael Close Down for the Count vampire teeth appear in mouth
1993 112
Michael Close The Card, The Forehead, And The Salt Shaker card on forehead, under salt shaker, deck under salt shaker, 51 cards to pocket combo
Related to 1993 119
Scott Robinson Riding the Wave mentally selected card is found reversed in the deck, three different handlings
Related toAlso published here 1993 842
Scotty York Froggy Goes A'Courtin card reveals itself underneath handkerchief, glorpy, with card frog that changes into caricature card of performer
Related toAlso published here 1993 18
Jon Racherbaumer Psychic Leap Frog card chosen, a few cards tabled, origami frog from card produced and it locates a card (with Card Hopper parity principle) with funny message, frog unfolded and it is the selection
Inspired by Sep. 1993 15
Michael Close, Gaëtan Bloom Bloom in Your Hand thread set up to balance card on hand and making matches fly from matchbox
Inspired by July/Aug. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 18)
200
Michael Close Ordinary Copper/Silver using Sweet 'n Low packet
July/Aug. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 18)
201
Michael Close Look Ma, No Sleeves, No Topit clean vanish of salt shaker or similar object, necktie vanisher
Also published here July/Aug. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 18)
202
Michael Close, Stewart James Coda Chrome rough smooth
1994 3
Michael Close Erma La Fource "Oscar", name on back of card predicted
1994 11
Michael Close The Imagination Tester origami effect with "bar and bolt" figure
Related to 1994 18
Michael Close, Karrell Fox Ruthless Peephole combining cigarette through quarter routine by Karrell Fox and Dan Harlan's Card-toon
1994 28
Michael Close Bloom On Your Hand matchbook cover stands on edge (I.T.R.), match animation
1994 32
Michael Close Cu/Ag/C12H22O11 Thieves and Sheep with sugar packets, double sided packet
1994 38
Michael Close No Sleeves, No Topit clean vanish of salt shaker or similar object, necktie vanisher
Also published here 1994 42
Michael Close Flying Home multiple phase cards to pocket, based on Carlyle, Williamson and card to fly
Inspired by 1994 44
Juan Tamariz, Michael Close The Tamariz Turnover Handling
Related to 1994 46
Edward Marlo, Michael Close Misdirection Palm Handling
1994 48
Michael Close Butte Ox? Two Butte Ox! cards across, Mullica style
1994 55
Dai Vernon, Michael Close Cover for Vernon Palm Transfer
1994 57
Michael Close The First Add-on
1994 58
Michael Close The Origami Bunny
  • Folding the Bunny, See Workers 1 for more ideas
Related to 1994 1
Michael Close The Big Surprise signed fake contract travels folded to container
Also published here 1994 4
Michael Close The Straw and Shoelace string penetrates straw
Related to 1994 8
Michael Close No Sleeves, No Topit clean vanish of salt shaker or similar object, necktie vanisher
Also published here 1994 10
Michael Close The Frog Prince card folded in origami frog transposes with selection
Also published here 1994 12
Michael Close The MC Spread Double Lift
1994 15
Michael Close Red/Blue Mama Fooler sticky tape
Also published here 1994 20
Jim Krenz Invisible Triumph spectator shuffles, all cards roughed on back
Related to 1994 18
Steve Dusheck Very Close pin stuck through dollar bill which is then shown unharmed
Inspired by 1994 139
Michael Close MC Spread Double Lift
1995 28
Michael Close, Simon Aronson MC Spread Double Lift Variant
1995 115
Steve Bedwell Shake, Shuffle, And Twist invisible deck / Triumph combo
Related toAlso published here 1995 5
Michael Close The Lie Detector Lie Speller Plot, with prediction
1996 7
Michael Close, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Under-the-Spread Force Handling
1996 9
Michael Close, Shigeo Takagi You Hue spectator's name is duplicated, using name index, variation on Takagi's "The Wild Blanks"
1996 16
Michael Close A Trick for O'Brien prediction with one-way deck kicker ("You will not pick the Joker"), back of selection changes
1996 21
Michael Close Fortune Sugar prediction of number, color, object (forces and multiple outs)
1996 25
Michael Close, Dai Vernon, Larry Jennings Reverse Logic four phase routine: named four-of a kind turns over
Inspired byVariations 1996 30
Michael Close Too Ahead multiple phase routine with six coins, then five, then four
1996 41
Michael Close The Discrepant Count sound illusion, x as x-1
1996 47
Michael Close The Bottom Deal
1996 61
Michael Close, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Culling
1996 62
Michael Close The Faro Shuffle
Also published here 1996 65
Michael Close The Last Card Push handling the last block in an undercount
Related toAlso published here 1996 67
Michael Close The MC Spread Double Lift additional ideas, no description
Related toAlso published here 1996 68
Michael Close Out of U and ME clean turnover of one card, full deck of double backers
Also published here 1996 68
Michael Close Renaldo the Great routine for the vase and string trick, Chinese Prayer Vase
1996 70
Michael Close, Jerry K. Hartman Pink Floyd four blue-backed jokers turn red, then blue again
1996 78
Michael Close The Tamariz Rabbits presentation for Juan Tamariz' card set
1996 85
Michael Close Red Blue Mama Fooler sticky tape
Related toAlso published here 1996 88
Michael Close Memorized Mama Fooler method with memorized deck and sticky card
1996 91
Michael Close Rocco Returns routine for Ton Onosaka's "Lucky Lady" prop
1996 93
Michael Close, Gaëtan Bloom Ring Fright ring transposes with car key
1996 98
Michael Close The Unreality Machine matchbook transforms into folded piece of paper
Variations 1996 103
Michael Close Stupid Travelers comedy presentation, ambidextrous travelers in which spectator has jacket on and removes cards as finale
Variations 1996 110
Derek Dingle, Michael Close Bluff Shift Handling to top
1996 111
Larry Jennings, Michael Close L.J. Angle Steal Handling
1996 114
Michael Close Center Steal Jennings' technique from center
Inspired by 1996 116
Michael Close On the Memorized Deck
  • Which Stack?
  • Learning the Stack
  • The Open Index
  • Estimation
  • False Shuffles
  • Deck Switches
1996 122
Michael Close The Wishing Trick named card comes to top, any card at any number, memorized deck
Related to 1996 126
Michael Close Two For Simon - Tut Tut four aces come together in deck reversed and trap selection, for memorized deck, Aronson Stack only
Variations 1996 131
Michael Close Flushed With Success Royal Flush is found in deck via stack and faros, for memorized deck, Aronson Stack only
Related to 1996 132
Michael Close Myopia two cards, estimation, memorized deck
Inspired byRelated to 1996 134
Michael Close First Finger Estimation finger of left hand estimates thickness of packet it holds
1996 135
Michael Close, Allan Ackerman The Invisible Deck ungaffed, memorized deck
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1996 138
Michael Close The Half Pass cover for stand-up use
1996 141
Michael Close, Roy Walton The Smiling Mule any named card appears in sandwich, memorized deck
Inspired byRelated to 1996 143
Michael Close Monkey in the Middle routine for Goldman's effect, named card appears in sandwich, memorized deck
Variations 1996 145
Michael Close Center Glimpse
1996 146
Michael Close The Haunted Deck named card, memorized deck, small hand
Related to 1996 148
Michael Close, Steve Draun Midnight Shift Variation
1996 150
Michael Close Full Deck Passover named card from red deck to blue deck, memorized deck
1996 152
Michael Close The Card Stab stabbing to any named card, memorized deck
Inspired by 1996 154
Michael Close The Birthday Book memorized deck
1996 156
Michael Close Jazzin - The Trick that Can be Explained finding a named card via improvisation
Related to 1996 160
Joel Givens Cup O' Joel performer mimes putting cream in coffee, cream really appears in coffee and and creamer is still sealed
Related toAlso published here June 1996
The Minotaur (Vol. 8 No. 2)
6
Lou Gallo Rubik's Revenge bill in folded playing card is penetrated with toothpick
Inspired by 1996 116
Michael Close The MC Spread Double Lift additional ideas, no description
Also published here Nov./Dec. 1996
The Magic Menu (Vol. 7 No. 38)
440
Michael Close Out of U and Me clean turnover of one card, full deck of double backers
Also published here Nov./Dec. 1996
The Magic Menu (Vol. 7 No. 38)
440
Michael Close The Faro Shuffle
Also published here Nov./Dec. 1996
The Magic Menu (Vol. 7 No. 38)
441
Chris "Doc" Dixon Potholio presentation for Close's Pothole trick, trousers drawn on business card, hole travels an also appears on jacket of spectator (sticker)
Inspired by 1997 54
David Regal Primate Spectator places two Kings on the deck, selection instantly appears between them
Inspired by 1999 52
Darwin Ortiz The Last Laugh smiling mule version, memorized deck
Inspired byRelated to 2002 91
Rajneesh Madhok Underside of the Moon card reversed behind back is predicted
Inspired by
  • Dark Side of the Moon" (Ed Marlo, Linking Ring 71/2)
Related to
2002 41
Martin Lewis, Michael Close Lucifer's Card lit match vanishes, matchbook transforms into folded playing card
Inspired by Sep. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 9)
58
Iain Moran Triumph With A Twist after the Triumph phase, the mates turn over as well
Inspired by Feb. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 9)
19
David Ben, Michael Weber, Michael Close, Bob Farmer Invisible Triumph rough smooth
2003 90
Wesley James, Juan Tamariz The Unload Subtlety credit information
Related to 2004 167
Simon Aronson, Ramón Riobóo The Three Hours three cards are divined
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 2004 65
Juan Tamariz Mnemonicosis (Tamariz on Ideas by Marlo and Vernon) finding named card via improvisation
  • A. Mnemonicosis
  • B. Card Control
  • C. Mnemonicosis over the Phone
Inspired byRelated to 2004 97
Bob Ostin The Frog Princess card is folded to origami frog, transformation of card
Related toAlso published here
  • "The Frog Princess" in "The Crimp" Nr. 53.
2005 120
Michael Close Last Card Push handling the last block in an undercount
Also published here 2005 120
Michael Powers Invisible Triumph selection turns over in other deck then Triumph with original deck, rough smooth & cheek to cheek combination
Related to 2006 159
Jim Surprise Your Lucky Card any card named, spectator indicated any spot and the two cards there are turned over, named selection appears sandwiched between them
Inspired by
  • Lucky Card in Michael Close's "Closely Guarded Secrets"
2007 19
Homer Liwag, Michael Close Body Contact giant contact lens appears, then glasses appear
2008 5
Larry West, Michael Close, Christian Scherer, Sveroni Spielschulden / Am Bankschalter with giant bills
Inspired by 2009 32
Oliver Meech Fortune Telling Fish Plastic fish tells fortune, reveals spectator's card/name
Inspired by 2010 54
Derek DelGaudio La Mezcla "Bajo-mano"
Inspired by
  • "The Mead/Kennedy False Shuffle" in Michael Close's "Closely Guarded Secrets"
2010 16
Michael Close The MC Spread Double Lift
2013 121
Edward Marlo, Michael Close, Andrew Wimhurst, Patrick Lehnen Jive Aces with whole deck under box kicker
Inspired by 2013 11
Michael Close Deck under Box
2013 14
Steven Hamilton Tough Travellers ambidextrous travelers in which spectator has jacket on and removes cards as finale
Inspired byVariations 2013 49
Michael Weber, Tim Trono White Chain ideas for usage of thin small white chain to simulate a salt or sugar pour
  • credits on the small table & large table optical illusion by Bill Mullins
(website bonus from Mar. 2013)
Related to Mar. 2013
Real Secrets (Vol. 1 No. 12)
1
Tomas Blomberg TB Spread Double double lift from a spread
Inspired byAlso published here 2014 55
Joaquín Matas La Ranita
Inspired by 2014 169
Patrick G. Redford The Double MC Kraser Force similar to MC Spread Double Lift (see Close reference), card ends as a single
Inspired by 2014 145
Gabi Pareras Triunfo Invisible invisible deck / Triumph combo
Related to 2014 11
John Lovick That's My Ring! borrowed rings appear to be at several places at once
Inspired byAlso published here 2016 53
Michael Close Ring Switch
2016 58
Sungwon Kim Spread Cull Double Turnover from the center
Related toAlso published here 2016 5
Joaquín Matas Wild Coffee pictures of coffee capsules appear on blank cards, real capsule appears as climax
Inspired by 2016 193
Alexander de Cova Riesenedding ideas with a jumbo pen (actually pen holder in shape of pen)
  • Der Stift
  • Die Vergrößerung
  • Die Chop Cup Routine (giant hollow pen as chop cup)
Inspired by 2016 194
Alexander de Cova Der Vertrag signed fake contract travels folded to hollow giant pen
Also published here 2016 196
Patrick G. Redford King Me Kings face up land next to each other after shuffle, another shuffle and selection is between Kings, third shuffle and two more selections are between Kings and first selection, faro sandwich
  • With Three Selections
  • An Easier Force Position for Three
Inspired byVariations 2017 120
Patrick G. Redford Tut Tut Tut Aces turned over in the deck, after a shuffle Aces are found in pairs, next shuffle all Aces are together and after last shuffle selections are trapped in between, faro method
Inspired by 2017 126
Patrick G. Redford Velleity named card ends up on top of the deck which is secured by spectator, selection is bent
  • The Bend and Convincer
  • The Cleaning Up
  • Further Advice on Controlling the Called Card
  • Further Thoughts & Variations
  • Final Thoughts
Related to 2017 136
Michael Close MC Spread Double Lift
2018 39
Sungwon Kim Spread Cull Double Turnover from the center
Related toAlso published here 2018 6
Scott Robinson Riding the Wave named card is the only face-down card in deck
Inspired byVariations 2018 191
Patrick G. Redford Ultra-Mental Memorized Deck Invisible Deck / Ultra Mental Deck with memorized deck, can be any stack but Redford stack has advantages
Inspired byVariations 2019 40
Michał Kociołek Synch performer and spectator each have half the deck, shuffle it and cut it into four piles, both remember a card from one pile and assemble the packets, the halves are exchanged and dealt, both stop at each others cards
Inspired by 2021 8
Michael Close MC Spread Double Lift Double Lift from a spread
Also published here 2021 44
Nathan Coe Marsh, Michael Close Silk Vanish in Champagne Flute with pull
2022 320
Michael Close The MC Spread Double Lift
Related to 2022 11
Michael Close Expertalk: Michael Close on the Cold Deck Cut Vernon Cold Deck Cut followed by fake bottom strip
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2007
2022 609