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Fred Robinson "The Invisible Riffle Pass"
Also published here 1950 61
Fred Robinson The Bottom Deal from full grip
VariationsAlso published here 1950 62
Roy Walton, Fred Robinson Cover Pass
  • Technique for Cover Pass
Also published here 1971 14
Dr. Jacob Daley Jacob's Manual Bug within No. 558, holdout at table edge, Hung Card
Related to 1972 156
Tan Hock Chuan, Robert "Bob" J. Gunther Tan Hock Chuan's ABC Rising Cards! same as Ambitious Riser
Related to 1973
Magick (Issue 74)
369
Tony Faro Spectator Magician card is on the table, spectator makes two piles, one top card for the value the other for the suit
Related toVariations Sep. 1974
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 1)
5
Fred Robinson The Perfect Faro Shuffle
Also published here Sep. 1974
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 1)
8
Fred Robinson Icebreaker gag
Oct. 1974
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 2)
16
Fred Robinson Spectator Magician Plus
Related toAlso published here Nov. 1974
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 3)
33
Fred Robinson Ambitious Riser
Related toVariationsAlso published here Apr. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 8)
92
Fred Robinson Edge Spinners bar bets and flourishes with coins
  • Finger Flicker, coin spinning
  • Thumb It, coin spinning with two hands
  • Tri-Van, sleeving technique while coin spins
  • Bottoms Up, coin spins on reversed tumbler
  • Nicked, how to hear on which side a coin lands on
  • Off Balance, coin lands always on the same side
  • Smash and Grab, spun coin vanishes by hitting a match box on it
  • For Two Pins, coin spins held by two pins
  • Skittled, coin is knocked over with an other coin
May 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 9)
106
Eric Mason Arise Comrades
Inspired byRelated toVariations June 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 10)
118
Fred Robinson Blind Date divining date on borrowed coin

July 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 11)
131
Ed Eckl Madness With the Ascanio Spread several presentations, one with special "drag" card
  • A Xmas Calculator
  • Alice Blue Gown
Related to Sep. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 1)
154
Fred Robinson Behavioural Bluff five duplicates
Related to Sep. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 1)
156
Fred Robinson The Ascanio Spread
Oct. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 2)
168
Fred Robinson Circulating Coins several ways of spinning a coin on a needle, tossing and rolling a coin
Dec. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 4)
190
Fred Robinson More For Less
Jan. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 5)
207
Fred Robinson Up the Sleeve card appears in performer's sleeve
Apr. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 8)
243
Fred Robinson Dropit
Related to May 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 9)
258
Fred Robinson Kniphofia full stack
Oct. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 2)
318
Fred Robinson Double Lift Drop Switch
Related to Nov. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 3)
332
Cy Endfield, Fred Robinson A Cy Endfield Location two key cards on two halves, spectator shuffles them together
Variations Jan. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 5)
351
Fred Robinson, John Gilliland, Gordon Bruce Take Three three "take" vanishes
Mar./Apr. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 7&8)
374
Fred Robinson Double Denial two cards selected, two different cards shown, both turn into selected ones in the hands of the spectator
Mar./Apr. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 7&8)
387
Fred Robinson, Ken Brooke, Vic Allen Where There's Smoke cigarette rolls over the table and can be bend without breaking it
Oct. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 2)
472
Fred Robinson, Jan Heins Where There's Smoke
  • cigarette rolls over the table and back, version where it rolls to on side.
  • light a match with a cigarette and smoke it (Jan Heins)
  • cigarette is smoked through without any ash falling off
Nov. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 3)
489
Fred Robinson Where There's Smoke vanishing cigarette by leaving it behind the ear
Dec. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 4)
505
Fred Robinson, Mark Weston, Tommy Wonder Where There's Smoke pencil gag, magnetic (Mark Weston)
flame of a lighter and handkerchief (Jos Bema / Tommy Wonder)
Jan. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 5)
514
Fred Robinson Where There's Smoke cigarette from ear, then jumbo and a continuous production
Feb. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 6)
530
Fred Robinson, Borra, Patrick Page Where There's Smoke description of smoke ring feats by Borra, anti-gravity cigarette (Patrick Page)
Mar. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 7)
548
Doug Alker Behavioural Bluff and Beyond one card from five is chosen, it matches with a prediction card, four other cards are Aces
Inspired by Apr. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 8)
560
Fred Robinson Thimble-O complete vanish
May 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 9)
569
Fred Robinson Where There's Smoke
  • pipe grows
  • lighted end of cigarette put on handkerchief, which is spread on the palm, it does not burn
  • making smoke powder with a matchbox
May 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 9)
576
Fred Robinson, Bob Hamilton Where There's Smoke
  • bar bet with a match box
  • matchbox and coin, divine if heads or tails, stooge
  • match in hand, matchbox balanced on back of the hand, box is tossed and match ignited
  • remove flame from lighter to light cigarette, gag
June 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 10)
588
Fred Robinson Production Of a Clock seated
July 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 11)
601
Karrell Fox, Fred Robinson, Martin Breese, Fred Snooks Where There's Smoke
  • smoking thumb, by inhaling smoke of a match (sent in by Martin Breese)
  • smoke a matchbox
  • split a burning match to give fire
  • extinguish a match by blowing in the opposite sleeve, paper match (Karrel Fox)
  • joke, matches and water (Fred Snooks)
July 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 11)
603
Fred Robinson, Peter Wentworth, Wally Boyce Where There's Smoke
  • jumping match
  • match puzzle, breaking it with one hand
  • puzzle, match head falls off
Aug. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 12)
609
Fred Robinson, Walt Lees Cull Exchange
Jan. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 1)
626
Fred Robinson, Trevor Lewis Nut and Bolt nut vanishes from one hand and appears screwed onto the bolt
Jan. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 1)
788
Walt Lees, David Carré, Fred Robinson The Card That Isn't There card in deck with card sandwiched in four of a kind
Inspired by 1980 21
Fred Robinson Showing Four Kings name of the move unknown, showing four Kings and unloading one back on the deck
1980 22
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon, Walt Lees, Fred Robinson Tilt / Depth Illusion one handed set-up, with convincer by Fred Robinson
1981 8
Roy Walton, Fred Robinson Cover Pass
  • Technique for Cover Pass
  • Technique for Cover Pass
Also published here 1981 60
Roy Walton The Bottom Deal
Inspired by 1981 204
Fred Robinson Something and Nothing coin vanishes and disappears twice, then disappears completely
1984 155
Ray Kosby Raise Rise card visually rises up in the deck
Inspired byRelated to June/July 1987
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 11 & 12)
1
Fred Robinson Ambitious Riser
June/July 1987
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 11 & 12)
4
Fred Robinson, Darwin Ortiz The Cover Pass
1988 100
Ken Krenzel, Fred Robinson On-the-up-and-up Move
1990 108
Eric Mason, Fred Robinson Mason's Ambitious Riser Variation
1992 100
Fred Robinson, Tan Hock Chuan Pinky Rise
1992 243
Jack Carpenter Overhand Stacking Technique pulling off two cards at a time
Related to 1992 157
Peter Duffie A Piece of Fred spectator shuffles and cuts into three piles and takes one, performer names the number of red and black cards in his pile
Inspired by 1992 5
Chuck Smith Blackjack Demo featuring a "never lose"-stack for blackjack
Related to 1994 17
Fred Robinson Overhand Run Technique running groups of two, three, four cards
Related to 1994 91
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Roberto Giobbi, Fred Robinson The Under-the-Spread Force
1995 189
Michael Skinner Aces Out of Another Dimension Aces are found via random count downs (bottom deal), Kings as well
Related to 1996 49
Fred Robinson Ultimate Force under-spread force, starts with cull, brief
Also published here 1998 73
Fred Robinson Fred Robinson's Blackjack Stack blackjack stack for heads-up game
Related toAlso published here 2000 41
Fred Robinson Poker, Rummy & Bridge poker, rummy, bridge, set-up
Also published here 2000 42
Fred Robinson, Gary Plants Perfect Force Handling cull
Related to 2004 10
Fred Robinson, Barrie Richardson Center Cop card from center into left cop
Related to 2005 212
Bob Ostin Focus 2 more ideas for Vampire routine
Also published here 2005 25
Fred Robinson The Riffle Pass
Also published here 2009 54
Fred Robinson The Undercover Riffle Pass
2009 59
Fred Robinson, Edward Marlo, Dr. James William Elliott The Delayed Pass wrist turn
2009 65
Fred Robinson Charlier Cut Swindle
2009 70
Fred Robinson The Fred Robinson Bottom Deal from full grip
VariationsAlso published here 2009 72
Fred Robinson Fred Robinson's Middle Deal from full grip
2009 80
Roy Walton By the Centre
Inspired by 2009 86
Fred Robinson Alternate Middles faro set-up
2009 91
Fred Robinson Another Bottom Deal
2009 95
Fred Robinson, Darwin Ortiz The Robinson Greek Bottom Deal described by Darwin Ortiz
2009 100
Fred Robinson Second Deal from full grip
2009 105
Fred Robinson Dealer Demonstration
Inspired by 2009 107
R. Paul Wilson The Fred Robinson Deals additional discussion and variations of Robinson's Deals from the same chapter
2009 108
Fred Robinson On the Perfect Faro Shuffle various tips
Also published here 2009 114
Fred Robinson Fred Robinson Turnover Change
2009 119
Fred Robinson Three Card Monte off-beat move
2009 122
Fred Robinson Ultimate Force under-spread force, starts with cull
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2009 125
Fred Robinson Overhand Run Technique shuffling off two, three or four cards as a unit at each take
Related to 2009 128
Fred Robinson On the Double Lift thumb count
2009 130
Fred Robinson, Dai Vernon Multiple Shift Hindu Shuffle
2009 135
Fred Robinson Fred Robinson's Bottom Palm delayed
2009 139
Fred Robinson Hit and Run Palm Technique bottom palm steal with top change type dynamics while right hand holds deck
2009 140
Fred Robinson Fred Robinson's False Count e.g. five as four on the table
2009 144
Fred Robinson In the Hands False Count
2009 148
Fred Robinson The Addition Addition four for 4, based on Braue's move
2009 149
Fred Robinson Fred on the Top Palm single card
2009 150
Fred Robinson, Adrian Plate, Henry Hatton Clip Control clip steal to bottom, credit information
2009 151
Fred Robinson Snap Colour Change
2009 156
Fred Robinson Face Palm Colour Change
2009 159
Fred Robinson Tabled Colour Change
2009 164
Fred Robinson The Turnover Pass as a Colour Change
2009 168
Fred Robinson The Rising Cards à la Fred using wooden box and thread gimmick, described by Patrick Page
2009 172
Fred Robinson Boxed Rise stripper deck
2009 175
Fred Robinson Hanky Rise plunger method
2009 176
Fred Robinson The Little Wiggle pinky rise
2009 177
Fred Robinson How to Win at Cards poker, rummy, bridge, set-up
Also published here 2009 182
Fred Robinson Kniphofia (Red Hot Poker) set-up
2009 184
Fred Robinson Blackjack blackjack stack for heads-up game
Also published here 2009 186
Fred Robinson Fred Robinson's High Card Cut method with table-edge holdout
2009 187
Fred Robinson, Dr. Jacob Daley Table-Edge Hold-Out held by thumb, steal via riffle shuffle
Related to 2009 187
Fred Robinson The Card Across three cards across
2009 194
Fred Robinson Vibrations including second method as deck switch in pocket
2009 196
Fred Robinson Stab-it spectator stabs for selection with card which turns out to be selection
2009 198
Fred Robinson Up the Sleeve card appears in performer's sleeve
2009 199
Fred Robinson Moisture Steal with back of hand
2009 199
Fred Robinson Up Both Sleeves two selections to performer's sleeves, double facer
2009 201
Fred Robinson, Tony Faro Spectator Magician Plus spectator divines card's suit and value via Double-Deal Force, does OOTW and finds performer's thought-of card, marked deck
Inspired byAlso published here 2009 202
Fred Robinson Behavioural Bluff five duplicates
2009 204
Fred Robinson Fred on Out of This World
Variations 2009 205
Fred Robinson Mind Reading one of six
2009 206
Fred Robinson Switch Count
2009 206
Fred Robinson Passing Thought
2009 209
Fred Robinson Double Denial two wrong cards change into selections, top change routine
2009 210
Fred Robinson Top Change with misdirection
2009 210
Fred Robinson Fred on Dunbury
2009 214
Fred Robinson Double Lift Drop Switch stealing card(s) on pack while apparently picking one up
2009 214
Fred Robinson Dunbury Drop Switch Vanish
2009 216
Fred Robinson Dunbury Again
2009 217
Fred Robinson, Ed Eckl Computation small packet
Inspired by 2009 219
Fred Robinson Make Believe Aces and royal flush version of Six Card Repeat, poker presentation
2009 221
Fred Robinson Card Catch card thrown and caught next to selection
2009 222
Fred Robinson The Astrological Stop Trick rough smooth forcing pack
2009 224
Fred Robinson Mind Reading at the Marlborough combining stacked and marked deck
2009 226
Fred Robinson The Psychic Spectator two out of 52 success rate
2009 228
Fred Robinson Ambitious Card - Snap, Crackle and Pop four phases
2009 230
Fred Robinson Do as I Do
2009 233
Fred Robinson Daley's Last Trick
2009 235
Fred Robinson I Know gag prediction involving a cigarette
2009 238
Fred Robinson Card Production cards are handed to performer behind vicitm's ear à la Paperballs over the Head
2009 239
Fred Robinson The Coin Con bar bet
2009 240
Fred Robinson, Trevor Lewis Nut & Bolt Trick nut in one hand, bolt in other hand, travel together srewed
2009 241
Fred Robinson Coin in Tie coin vanishes when folded into tie
2009 244
Fred Robinson Coins in the Tie (for Magicians Only) additional ideas and gags
2009 248
Fred Robinson Coin in Note coin disappears when folded into bill
2009 250
Fred Robinson Something and Nothing coin vanishes and disappears twice, then disappears completely
2009 253
Fred Robinson Deep Back Clip Handlings
2009 254
Fred Robinson Drop-it: Blow-it coin tossed in outer breast pocket, complete vanish
Related to 2009 257
Fred Robinson Change-it one coin tossed in outer breast pocket
2009 259
Fred Robinson Shake-it coin tossed in outer breast pocket, using handkerchief, complete vanish
2009 260
Fred Robinson Cat's Paw two coins vanish with sucker presentation, coin tossed in outer breast pocket, sleeve, complete vanish
2009 262
Fred Robinson Rebound complete vanish, coin bounces back as it is tossed into lower hand
2009 264
Fred Robinson Pick-up Vanish coin drops back into other hand
Related to 2009 267
Fred Robinson The French Drop Swindle complete sucker vanish
2009 271
Fred Robinson Blind Date divining date on borrowed coin
2009 272
Fred Robinson Presentation for the Stack of Pence Trick
2009 274
Fred Robinson Fred Robinson's C&R Rope
2009 276
Fred Robinson Annabelle's Dye Tube
2009 279
Fred Robinson Fred's Razor Blade Trick
2009 283
Fred Robinson The Trick That Cannot Be Explained aka "Thimble-O"
2009 284
Fred Robinson Ambitious Riser
Also published here 2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
482
Barrie Richardson Slippery Jack's Side Steal card from center into left cop, application for card through rubber banded deck
Related toAlso published here
  • The Magician, Mar. 2005
2011 219
Juan Tamariz, Fred Robinson EZ Bottom Deal
Related to 2012 203
Fred Robinson Fred Robinsons Münzverschwinden coin drops back into other hand
Related toAlso published here May 2013 20
Kiko Pastur, Ken Krenzel, Fred Robinson La Oruga Azul pinky riser, with extra rising action by switching finger
2014 82
Fred Robinson Robinson Vanish coin drops back into other hand
Related toAlso published here 2015 250
Fred Robinson Pick-up Vanish brief
Related to 2016 8
Fred Robinson Pick-Up Vanish
2016 92
Alexander de Cova Robinson Stab spectator stabs to card, top half removed and spread through (culling selection to bottom)
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Hof Stabber!" (John Carey, Minimalistica, 2016)
2016 112
Gary Plants "This is Why I am Here" replacing glimpse after spectator's shuffle with set-up and shuffle strategy
Inspired by Sep. 2017
Operandi (Issue 3)
30
Fred Robinson Fred Robinson's Ambitious Riser
2017 32
R. Paul Wilson Undone Delusion Dunbury Delusion, card vanishes from the packet and appears after counting down, inspired by Fred Robinson
Inspired by Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
95
Fred Robinson Ambitious Riser
2019 37
Ray Kosby, Fred Robinson Ambitious Riser Move card rises out of center
2020 95
Steve Forte Fred Robinson dealt out to the front
  • Robinson stud deal
  • Robinson hit-card deal
Inspired by 2020 455
Fred Robinson Pick-Up Vanish
2020 220
Fred Robinson Ambitious Riser
Also published here 2021 42