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Laurie Ireland Card at any Small Number bottom deal with cover card subtlety
Related toVariations 1938 6
Theodore Annemann A Card in Hand card changes in spectator's hand, stabbing presentation, backdated for ten years
Related toVariationsAlso published here Feb. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 80)
522
John Scarne, Joseph Prieto The Stapled Card No. 62, Card transposition with card stapled to a Joker
Variations 1950 110
Gene Maze Tribute
Dec. 1962
The New Jinx (Vol. 1 No. 8)
31
Tom Batchelor The Fan Control bottom card of one-handed right-hand fan slid to the bottom as that half is squared onto the half in left-hand dealing position
Variations 1971 8
Ellison Poland The 'Mazing Card Work Of Gene Maze section intro, trick extracted from Gene Maze's manuscript "For Your Pleasure"
1973 35
Gene Maze Buckle Count Reverse cards in small packet shown one by one, one card hidden and it ends up reverse
1973 36
Gene Maze Rapid Flight card travels from one five-card packet to another
1973 37
Gene Maze The Universal Stock stack and second deal combination to deal out the Aces for three to seven players
Related to 1973 39
Gene Maze Shades Of Bill Simon six reds and six blacks
Variations 1973 43
Gene Maze The Changeling Aces without double lifts
Related to 1973 46
Gene Maze The 'Mazing Card Stab with knife in deck
1973 51
Gene Maze Doin' Your Own Thing performer fails to find card, then spectator finds it
Variations 1973 54
Gene Maze, Ellison Poland Transposition Me'lange' with second deal
1973 58
Gene Maze Bust-Out! aces dealt to table, other hand changes to aces and aces to straight flush
1975 105
Gene Maze Second Deal Lap
1975 106
Gene Maze Lap Packet Switch
1975 107
Gene Maze Air Drop lapping
1977 203
Gene Maze Multiple Card Switch with two no-lapping clean-ups
1977 204
Gene Maze One-Card Switch lapping
1977 209
Gene Maze Second Deal Switch no real second deal, lapping
1977 210
Gene Maze Lap From Count as packet is counted
1977 213
Gene Maze Had To Be see "EliminAces"
1977 216
Gene Maze Single Palm Retention Switch one-handed, lapping
1977 218
Gene Maze Flip-Up Switch one-handed
1977 220
Gene Maze The Trapdoor Switch
1977 224
Gene Maze I Predict! two Aces are placed next to predictions
1977 225
Gene Maze The Subtraction Move from packet
1977 227
Gene Maze Poker Hand Switch
1977 229
Gene Maze A Lap Move from small packet
1977 231
Gene Maze Box Cop copped or loaded on outside, even with single card (!)
Related to 1977 232
Gene Maze The Snap Lap Switch
1977 233
Gene Maze Square-Up Loading in center of deck, tabled
1977 238
Gene Maze Top Loading from lap
1977 239
Gene Maze Experiment #1 from six card packet face up into deck
1977 241
Gene Maze The Transfer Switch with three variations
1977 247
Gene Maze Primary/Basic Grip hold-out position for card/packet
1977 247
Gene Maze Experiment #2 four cards, four predictions change back color
1977 251
Gene Maze Lever Switch
1977 253
Gene Maze Lever Switch small packet
1977 254
Gene Maze Black Jack Switch
Variations 1977 256
Gene Maze Spectator's Choice magician ends up with Royal Flush
1977 259
Gene Maze Double Deal Switch
1977 261
Gene Maze The Tabled Single
1977 263
Gene Maze Unit Grip
Also published here 1977 263
Gene Maze One Hand Single Turnover with variation
1977 266
Gene Maze Table Double Variation
1977 267
Gene Maze, Seth Glass Maze/Glass Switch tabled, lapping
1977 268
Gene Maze Tabled Double Lift Steal
1977 269
Gene Maze The Glide Change lapping
Related to 1977 271
Gene Maze Tabled I tabled top change
1977 276
Gene Maze Tabled II tabled top change
1977 279
Gene Maze Tabled III palming card while showing top card
1977 281
Gene Maze Tabled IV palming card while showing top card
1977 282
Gene Maze Tabled V tabled top change
1977 285
Gene Maze Face-Up I see Tabled III, but face up deck
1977 286
Gene Maze Face-Up II see Tabled III, but face up deck
1977 287
Gene Maze Dead Deck Steal as top card is shown, tabled
1977 288
Gene Maze Add-On Subtract
1977 292
Gene Maze Bottom Deal Switch wrist turn
1977 298
Gene Maze Bottom Deal Switch idea
1977 299
Gene Maze Boomerang Switch one-handed bottom deal
1977 299
Gene Maze Hand To Hand Toss top two cards of two piles tossed across, they change
Related toAlso published here 1977 300
Gene Maze Square-Up Bottom Steal tabled, kind of Rear or Tenkai Palm
1977 302
Gene Maze Square-Up Bottom Steal Tenkai/Rear Palm, tabled
1977 304
Gene Maze Maze Fan Steal
1977 305
Gene Maze Finger Roll Switch
1977 307
Gene Maze The Deal Switch
Variations 1977 308
Karl Fulves Second Method
Inspired by 1977 311
Karl Fulves Third Method
Inspired by 1977 311
Gene Maze Vanish From Sandwich card is palmed out as sandwich is shown
1977 312
Gene Maze The Sandwich Switch bare handed, palming, two methods
1977 313
Gene Maze Switch Plus Transfer plus unloading packet under pack
1977 317
Gene Maze Signed Card To Wallet signed card - effect
1977 324
Gene Maze Spectator Aces - new version three methods
1977 326
Gene Maze Trapped In The Deck three cards perpendicular throughout
1977 329
Gene Maze The Visitor Returns
1977 332
Gene Maze A Case In Mind selection from small packet penetrates case to the inside
1977 334
Gene Maze Second Deal Lap
1977 335
Gene Maze Triple Coincidence three cards match to prediction cards
1977 336
Gene Maze Twin Transpo two decks are shuffled by spectator, top cards match and transpose (backs)
Variations 1977 337
Karl Fulves Second Method
Inspired by 1977 338
Gene Maze No-Cover Aces
1977 338
Gene Maze Illusion Only red-backed card turns blue and back red again
1977 340
Gene Maze The Magnetic Card
1977 341
Gene Maze Manhattan Transfer 3&3, two phases
1977 342
Gene Maze Jack In The Box card literally leaps up out of the case
1977 344
Gene Maze Propel Lap Switch tabled, described with a card case
1977 344
Gene Maze Gene Maze Predicts random pairs from two decks are formed, selected pair matches
Apr. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 4)
45
Gene Maze Unit Grip
Apr. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 4)
45
Gene Maze Kick-Back Switch lapping
Apr. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 4)
45
Gene Maze A Maze ing four aces change to blank cards, another blank card has now all four Ace indices
1979 15
"Senator" Clarke Crandall, Gene Maze Mexican Turnover Variation as packet is flipped over
1979 16
Gene Maze Unit Grip
1979 18
Gene Maze Kick-Back Switch lapping
1979 18
Gene Maze The S.D.L. Change "Second Deal Lap" as single card switch, lapping
1979 50
Gene Maze, Richard Kaufman Through Thick And Thin kings through table, as climax a cut-out king penetrates, blank card stays on top
1979 115
Gene Maze Rollaround Cop stealing card from douple
1979 145
Karl Fulves Melting Point to make card melt inside case
Inspired by 1979 47
Karl Fulves Designated Drop Out named card through case, see also "Drop Out Note" on page 96
Related to 1979 81
Gene Maze Unit Grip and Rest Positions
1980 10
Gene Maze SingleCard card is switched while turning it over on the table
Related to 1980 12
Gene Maze Black Jack Switch
1980 13
Gene Maze The Peek A Boo Switch while looking at card, also possible with a packet
1980 14
Gene Maze Pivot card is shown and then switched
1980 16
Gene Maze Sandwich Switch
1980 17
Gene Maze R.T. Top Change tabled, one handed
1980 18
Gene Maze DoubleDrop Switch lap
1980 20
Gene Maze SlideUnder Switch
1980 21
Gene Maze Show Dropper Switch lapping some cards from a small packet
Variations 1980 23
Gene Maze HalfDeck No. 1 switching half the deck, concept suggested by Vincent Sabatino, lapping
1980 24
Gene Maze HalfDeck No. 2 switching half the deck, cutting sequence, lapping
1980 25
Gene Maze HalfDeck No. 3 switching half the deck, cutting sequence, lapping
1980 26
Gene Maze The Utility Swipe card steal from a small packet
Related toAlso published here 1980 27
Gene Maze Oil and Water 3&3, four phases
1980 30
Gene Maze A Squeaky Clean Prediction
1980 32
Gene Maze An Open Sandwich
1980 32
Gene Maze, Richard Kaufman A-2-3-4-5, Reverse! uses extra cards
1980 34
Gene Maze Second Deal Lap S.D.L.
1980 34
Gene Maze Ace to Five Again
1980 35
Gene Maze Boxing named four-of-a-kind in box, penetrates table, Aces in box instead
1980 36
Gene Maze Subtraction Move bottom card of packet via Kelly Bottom Placement
1980 36
Gene Maze Ripped and Restored with Mene-Teckel/Menetekel
1980 37
Gene Maze Table Tap Lap
1980 38
Gene Maze Pop Jump Aces four Aces are each sandwiched between two cards, appear one by one in the center of the table
Related toVariations 1980 39
Gene Maze Strip Out Addition variation
1980 39
Gene Maze Wait a Minute!
Inspired by 1980 42
Edward Marlo, Gene Maze Deal Switch
Related to 1980 43
Gene Maze The Guaranteed Greatest Envelope Prediction with four envelopes and different front and back color kicker
1980 44
Gene Maze, Richard Kaufman La Nada System of Gambling
1980 46
Gene Maze The Spectator Cuts the Aces
1980 49
Gene Maze Multiple Switching Technique No. 1 cards picked up from tabled packets one by one and switched for one of multiple palmed cards
1980 49
Gene Maze, Buddy Anckner Triple Play with two decks
1980 51
Gene Maze That Better Be Your Card!
1980 53
Gene Maze Give, Queenie! two red Queens transform into black Queens, two previously selected cards are now the red Queens
1980 54
Gene Maze, Richard Kaufman To Be Wild, Or Not to Be Wild... front and back
1980 55
Gene Maze Cutting Colors color changing back climax
1980 58
Gene Maze Multiple Switching Technique No. 2 cards picked up from tabled packets one by one and switched for one of multiple palmed cards, without showing the back
1980 58
Gene Maze The Sincerest Form of Flattery with three duplicates and two blank cards, universal card
1980 59
Gene Maze, Richard Kaufman On The Munch, or Eating Out (A Cannibal Card) simultaneous multiple vanish, three double backer
1980 60
Gene Maze Cease, Queenie! two selections through table
1980 62
Gene Maze Tabled Deal Steal stealing a card second from a packet while dealing from tabled packet
1980 62
Edward Marlo, Gene Maze The Shelf and Its Use building a shelf, how to steal cards into the unit grip, tips
Inspired by 1980 66
Gene Maze Change of Menu chosen card, changes in a sandwich into the Aces one by one and vanishes in the end
1980 68
Gene Maze Rising Aces
1980 70
Gene Maze, Richard Kaufman A Monte for the Unemployed duplicates, paper clip
1980 71
Gene Maze Wldness of the Wildest Kind blank then, small cards
1980 74
Gene Maze Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow from sandwich to middle of the deck, face up
1980 78
Gene Maze The One-Hand Bottom Deal Switch wrist turn
1980 78
Gene Maze Bon Voyage double backer, lapping
1980 79
Gene Maze, Richard Kaufman Five and Ten spectator finds two mates, appearing coins climax
1980 80
Gene Maze The Multiple BlackJack Switch
1980 81
Gene Maze, Richard Kaufman Meant for Each Other duplicates
1980 82
Gene Maze Between the Slices (Everywhere and Nowhere No. 1)
1980 84
Gene Maze, Richard Kaufman Where, Oh, Where? (Everywhere and Nowhere No. 2) all blank climax
1980 85
Gene Maze Space Age Illusion (Everywhere and Nowhere No. 3)
1980 86
Gene Maze The Square-Up Load in center of deck, tabled
1980 87
Gene Maze, Richard Kaufman Impromptu Tabled Quick 3-Way
1980 87
Richard Kaufman, David Arthur, Gene Maze Fusion two Jokers become double backer which is examined, when peeled apart again they are two selections
Variations 1981 47
Gene Maze Pyramid of the Kings Kings and twelve blank cards
1981 34
Karl Fulves, Gene Maze Basic Black
  • Poker Problem #4
black jack handed to spectator and five cards dealt into face-down row, spectator finds Ace to make Black Jack, other four cards are Deuces
1981 34
Jon Racherbaumer, Gene Maze Fan-Antic Control bottom card of one-handed right-hand fan slid to the bottom as that half is squared onto the half in left-hand dealing position
Inspired byAlso published here 1982 143
Gene Maze Kelly Reverse
Related toAlso published here 1982 89
Gene Maze The G.M. Shift
Dec. 1982 27
Peter Marshall, Gene Maze Troika two wrong cards sandwich actual selection, inspired by a Gene Maze routine
1982 465
Gene Maze Maze Card Rise card rises from deck sideways with deck held upright on table, sucker element
1982 36
George Joseph One Card Pick Up
Related to 1982 43
Gene Maze Box Top selection transposes with random card in case, box and cards are riffle shuffled togehter
1982 35
Gene Maze "Stop" Sandwich card sandwiched between two stopped at cards
1982 38
Gene Maze, Philip T. Goldstein, Ken Krenzel Crandall Turnover Variation as packet on table is turned over, brief
1983 26
Gene Maze Sympathetic Fans two cards chosen in two decks match and transpose
1983 73
Gene Maze Lapping Switch brief
Nov. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 11)
845
Doug Bennett Absent Minded Miracle aces dealt from sealed cased deck
Variations 1983 59
Douglas Cameron Devil's Delight
Inspired by Oct. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 8)
1261
Richard Kaufman Fusion two blank cards become double backer which is examined, when peeled apart again they are two selections, then blank again
Inspired by 1984 20
Gene Maze Duo-Mental two selections in two piles end up at same position, using one-handed bottom deal
Winter 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 34, 35 & 36)
357
Dai Vernon The Vernon Simple False Cut
Related to 1987 41
Dai Vernon The Packet-Display Palm
Related toAlso published here 1987 68
Gene Maze Gamblin' Man prediction type mate with sucker presentation
Feb. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 2)
1453
Gene Maze Ovette Reversal
Related toVariationsAlso published here May 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 5)
1496
Gene Maze Snap Spread four as two or four as three
Aug. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 8)
1529
Gene Maze Trypswitch three gambling type switches using lapping
Sep. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 9)
1545
Gene Maze Switch One/Four partial switch, lapping
Oct. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 10)
1559
Jerry K. Hartman Apocalypse Variations or Additions
Inspired by Nov. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 11)
1571
Gene Maze Tri Double removing apparently two cards from deck, one is a double, also splitting three cards into a double and a single, brief transposition application
Related to 1988
The Chronicles (Issue 32)
1384
Roy Walton Oversight Aces are placed aside, stacking sequence shuffled with rest of deck, Aces apparently forgotten, they are placed on top and immediately dealt to the performer in five-handed game
Related toVariations 1988 82
Gene Maze Single Up
Feb. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 2)
1600
Gene Maze Another Poker Switch-In lapping
May 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 5)
1638
Gene Maze Insta Fold using table edge
Related to 1989 42
Gene Maze Fast Fold Addenda cover for "Insta Fold"
Related to 1989 45
Gene Maze Mat Switch hole card type switch with card ending up under mat
1989 46
Gene Maze Overhand Shuffle Action Reverse
Feb. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 2)
1751
Gene Maze Cut(e) Reverse tabled Cut
Sep. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 9)
1835
Karl Fulves Gene Maze Card Controls introduction
1990
Cheat Sheet (Issue 2)
11
Gene Maze Full Deck Switch No. 1
1990
Cheat Sheet (Issue 2)
11
Gene Maze Spectator Peek Palm
Feb. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 2)
1888
Gene Maze From a Fan
Feb. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 2)
1889
Gene Maze What's the Catch? Routine
Oct. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 10)
1981
Gene Maze Cards cards dealt and turned face up one by one until spectator stops, all other cards change back color
Also published here May 1991
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 9)
9
Gene Maze Packet Turnover Lap lapping card as packet is turned over in hand
May 1991
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 9)
9
Richard Kaufman Cards: Gene Maze intro
Oct. 1991
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 12)
8
Gene Maze Side Steal Addition No. 1 cover for side steal, setting deck on table with interruption
Oct. 1991
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 12)
8
Gene Maze Side Steal Addition No. 2 side steal is finished tabled with spread cover
Oct. 1991
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 12)
9
Gene Maze Hole Card Switch
  • Full Packet Variation
1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 9)
101
Gene Maze Out of Five
Feb. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 2)
2033
Gene Maze Overhand Shuffle Bottom Palm
Sep. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 9)
2122
Gene Maze Triple Threat three selection shuffled face-up into three piles, three numbers named and selection appear at those numbers face-up
Also published here Dec. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
59
Rick Silberman, Gene Maze An Ace of A Routine using only five cards (aces and Joker)
Aug. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 8)
2245
Gene Maze Rear Palm applications
Aug. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 8)
2246
Gene Maze Double Shift two table shifts
Dec. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 12)
2299
Michael Weber (reviewer) Magic of Gene Maze by Gene Maze Feb. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 6)
56
Todd Lamanske Flim-Flam
  • Letters
Related to July 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 11)
10
Byron Walker Independence Day Magic
Related to July 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 11)
44
Bob Farmer How To Cheat Your Friends And Why You Should
  • Flim-Flam
Related to July 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 11)
59
Amazing James Randi, Doyne Michie, Larry White, Gene Maze July En Masse
  • Letters
Related to Aug. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 12)
9
Gene Maze Get-Ahead Coin Assembly
Dec. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 12)
2445
Gene Maze Acknowledgements
1994 xvi
Gene Maze Basic Bottom Deal
  • Overview
  • The Left-Hand Grip
  • The Right-Hand Grip
  • The Dealing Action and the Take
  • Deck Thickness
  • Dealing Style
  • Noise
  • Cover (Sweep Cover)
  • Attitude
  • On the Maze Bottom Dealing Grip
1994 2
Gene Maze Underhand Stud Bottom Deal
  • The Overhand Stud Deal
  • The Underhand Stud Deal
  • The Underhand Stud Bottom Deal
  • The Concealed Back
1994 15
Gene Maze The Switch-Out Sequence for small packet, Daley's Last Trick application
1994 21
Gene Maze The Underhand Stud Second Deal brief
1994 22
Gene Maze Double Deal
  • The Left-Hand Grip & Dealing Action
  • The Right-Hand Take
1994 23
Gene Maze Back-Take Bottom Deal
  • The Left-Hand Grip
  • The Dealing Action and the Take
1994 27
Gene Maze One-Handed Bottom Deal
  • The Left-Hand Grip
  • The "Get-Ready"
  • The Dealing Action
  • The Side Toss Dealing Action
1994 32
Gene Maze One-Handed Bottom Deal Control
1994 37
Gene Maze The Maze Center Deal
  • The Maze Center Deal Get-Ready
  • The Left-Hand Center Deal Grip
  • The Dealing Action
  • The "Take"
1994 39
Gene Maze Table Replacement Control selection cut into tabled deck followed by riffle shuffle
1994 48
Gene Maze Push-Through Subtlety tilting deck for strip-out
1994 52
Gene Maze Second Deal Lap
Related to 1994 55
Gene Maze Bottom Deal Lap dealing top card and lapping all cards underneath, clean-up for packet tricks, brief
1994 56
Gene Maze Unit Grip discussion of position
1994 57
Gene Maze Triple Threat three selection shuffled face-up into three piles, three numbers named and selection appear at those numbers face-up
Also published here 1994 62
Gene Maze The Zodiac Card card placed reversed in deck, its value counted from this position leads to selection
Related toVariations 1994 63
Gene Maze Odd Man Out spectator stops at only black card in 15-cards-packet or red cards
1994 66
Gene Maze Cased Lightning deck in case and window on side of case, aces apparently dealt out of this window
Inspired by 1994 67
Gene Maze Separation Steal deck put in case and some cards loaded to outside of case
1994 68
Gene Maze Miss-Matched two cards stopped at, they're not mates, but mates are found when dealing twice to their added value
Variations 1994 70
Gene Maze Match-Missed two cards stopped at, they're not mates, then first card changes into mate of second card
1994 74
Gene Maze MindBreaker spectator choses card in blue-backed deck, rest changes to red cards, inverted Brainwave
Also published here 1994 76
Gene Maze Packet Turnover Lap lapping card as packet is turned over in hand
Related to 1994 77
Gene Maze Follow the Joker ten Jokers and ten blank cards, bottom deal and second deal handlings
1994 80
Gene Maze Passing Through push-through failure with two odd-backed halves, three mate pairs in other half
1994 82
Gene Maze Return Trip one deck dealt through and two cards are reversed when spectator calls stop, push-through failure with second deck, mates next to reversed cards
1994 86
Gene Maze Double Deal Aces spectator stops twice during deal and those two cards are reversed, on either side of each card aces are found
1994 90
Gene Maze Magnetic Attraction spectator stops twice during deal and those two cards are reversed, on either side of them are the mates of opposite color
1994 92
Gene Maze Open-Face Poker Stock apparently Aces stacked with one shuffle, then Fours with one shuffle
1994 93
Gene Maze Inverted Poker push-through failure with aces that are then reversed in position for dealing
1994 95
Gene Maze Big Oversight Aces put on top, instantly poker hands are dealt out and Aces received
Inspired by 1994 98
Gene Maze Duo-Mental two selections in two piles end up at same position, using one-handed bottom deal
1994 104
Gene Maze Mated cards dealt from both hands simultaneously, stopped several times, mates each time
1994 106