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Ben Erens, Henry Gordien, Louis Zingone Nicking the Edge of a Card three methods by those three people for nicking a selection, one with pencil
1938 61
Louis Zingone The Zingone Perfect Table Pass
Related to 1940 39
Louis Zingone The Zingone Bottom Palm two methods (packet and full deck)
Related to 1940 62
Louis Zingone Three Cards Across
1940 64
Louis Zingone The Zingone Thumbnail Gauge cutting off packet of known number
Related toVariations 1940 114
Louis Zingone The Zingone Spread three cards, challenge selections conditions
Related toVariations 1940 214
Louis Zingone Reverse Supreme mental reverse, bluff spacing in fan
Related toVariations 1940 344
Louis Zingone Block of Reversed Cards Hidden in Fan tight fan
1940 345
Lloyd W. Chambers Coingo inside mini vase, card is covering a penny, penny vanishes and card prediction is in vase
1941 15
Louis Zingone, Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Flying Cards also as poker deal
Inspired by 1942 19
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on the Great Ballantin, Jean Hugard and Fred Braue, Orson Welles, a bingo fraud, Bill Gresham gives some tips on knife throwing
July 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 40)
167
R. M. Jamison Bingo-Bonds bill in one of five bills, four spectators can spell the word "Bingo" and get the envelope they arrive at, with a stand
Dec. 1943 25
Mel Stover Days of Force calendar number force
Related toVariations Feb. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 77)
313
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on Bill Neff, George Karger, Jingo Jones, Kolma, Tom Fitzgerald
Nov. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 96)
391
Neal Elias Zingone Spread Poker Deal idea
Inspired by 1946 16
Al Leech Turnover Divination
Related toVariations 1949 24
Louis Zingone Winning Poker No. 78, two-phase poker deal using faced deck
Variations 1950 142
Paul LePaul, Louis Zingone, Edward Marlo, Albert Cohn, James F. Herpick Buckle Up No. 105, performer finds face-up selection among face-down cards sight unseen
Variations 1950 200
Frank Joglar Backstage on Frank Garcia, Robert Orben, Louis Zingone, Paul Hartman, Scarne, Fogel, Jay Marshall, Richard Himber, Dante
  • Squelch
  • Offer from France
  • Fan Letter
  • In Print
  • Memory Book
  • And Now
  • Cardini
  • News and Notes
  • Teenage Tricksters
  • Video Topics
  • Translation
  • Jottings
Sep. 1950 698
Eddie Joseph Ringoff ring off handkerchief, with extra ring
1952 30
Larry Becker Ringo ring knotted on silk, ring appears on finger
Also published here
  • in "Genii" September, 1954.
1954
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 5)
232
Louis Zingone, Tony Kardyro Zingone and Kardyro card reverses, then changes
Related to
  • Louis Zingone's "The Surprise Reverse"
1955 27
Helmut "Kalanag" Schreiber Wir werden sie nicht vergessen... on the passing of several magicians, John Gambling, Ralph W. Read, Rudolf Rieth, Cecil Lyle, Cortini, Wilba, Dante, Reinhard Rohnstein, John Olms, Richard Röhl, Ingo, Balton, Dorini, Victor Farelli
1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 1)
392
Mel Stover OGNIB "Bingo in reverse", number grid, calculation with age, year of birth comes out
Sep. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 7)
17
Edward Marlo Center Deal center deals worked out after seeing Zingone exhibition movie
1959 96
Edward Marlo Third Method: The Nail Gauge to find out how many cards a spectator cut off, running nail gauge cuts with the rest
Inspired by 1962 6
Harry Lorayne, Louis Zingone Zingone Spread Simplified simplified handling
Inspired by 1962 123
Thumbnail Gauge
Related to 1962 11
Karl Fulves Ace Cutting performer cuts to the four Aces after losing them
Inspired by 1971 1
Neal Elias Ambitious Get Ready "Get Ready For Braue After Zingone" (see next trick)
Inspired by Jan. 1972 477
Louis Zingone Surprise Reverse card on top, another card put in center, it rises to top and other card is reversed in center, for Dai Vernon credit see p. 484
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Surprise Reverse (Cigam, Walter Schwartz, 1931)
Jan. 1972 477
Dai Vernon The Loving Couple King and Queen transpose in the deck, Queen turns face up, see also p. 486
Related toAlso published here Feb. 1972 484
Thumbnail Measuring
Related to 1972 144
Flip Hallema Ringorope
1972 7
Dai Vernon Vernon's King And Queen Love Story No. 28, King and Queen transpose in the deck, Queen turns face up, cryptic, Vernon showed it to Zingone who published the general idea in Cigam according to note
Related to
  • Surprise Reverse (Louis Zingone, Cigam, Walter Schwartz, 1931)
Also published here
1972 12
Louis Zingone Zingone Daub No. 361, daub applied as card is removed from dealing shoe
1972 101
Louis Zingone Zingone (Sterno?) Pull Out of 4 Aces or 4 Cards No. 362, cryptic, might be a production of four cards by doing four second deals with one card each ending up between the four fingers and thumb of the other hand (as in Biological Shuffle)
1972 101
Louis Zingone Zingone Coloratura With Two Decks No. 363, selection put in another deck, then whole deck changes color
1972 101
Louis Zingone Zingone Thumbnail Gauge
1975 83
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Bingo prediction held with bulldog clip, number on bingo cards
1978
Magick (Issue 221)
1101
Robert Siepielski Bingo 2 winning at a game of bingo
1979
Magick (Issue 229)
1142
Tom Craven 'Z' Test! numbers on a bingo sheet are crossed out until one remains, number is divined
1979
Magick (Issue 244)
1218
Larry Becker The Perfect Mental Utility Device - The Anything Goes Tic Board bingo presentation for the two-way erasable prediction, clipboard
1979 130
Stephen Tucker Ringo ring off rope, with glass
Nov. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 7)
120
Eric Mason, Barrie Richardson Bingo or Raffle Movement box with paper balls, different numbers written on them, spectator names a number and selects that one
1982 30
Stephen Tucker Ringo-Bingo Stover's Days of Force with bingo cards
Inspired byVariations 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
19
Philip T. Goldstein Rethink Stover's Days of Force with bingo cards
Inspired by Apr. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 24)
468
Jack Avis Mexican Bingo No. 74, sheets with numbers, some numbers arrived at are used to spell-count down in deck, four Aces found
1983 97
Thomas Alan Waters Threesum triple prediction on selected playing cards, with Bingo chart (Stover's "irrisistible Force")
Inspired by 1984 557
Jerry Mentzer Vanishes for Rings brief list without details
  • Sleight-of-Hand Vanish
  • "Ringo" or a "Rattle Box"
  • I.O.U. Vanish
  • Coin Fold
  • Pull
  • Handkerchief Vanish (sewn in duplicate)
  • Thumb Tip
1984 79
Jerry Mentzer Commercially Available Effects with Rings brief list
  • Chain Reaction (Steve Dusheck)
  • Ringer (Steve Dusheck)
  • Grind a Ring (B.A.R., England)
  • Ringo (Walt Rollins)
  • Ring Flite (Paul Stone)
  • Rattle Box
1984 80
Jeff Busby (reviewer) Super Ringon by Richard Mark Nov. 1985
Epoptica (Issue 7)
424
Frederick Braue Evolution Double Lift thumbnail gauge
Inspired by 1985 26
Frederick Braue Tens at 10, 20, 37, 47 cutting to Tens in Nikola stack with Thumbnail Gauge (1941)
Inspired by 1985 29
Frederick Braue Prearranged Pack Idea placing card at required number
Inspired by 1985 29
David Berglas Schlüssel zum Geheimnis some random objects are collected, numbers chosen from bowl with bingo balls, a ball and item are picked in unison, one number-item combination is predicted
Also published here
  • Pentagram
1987 32
Karrell Fox "Ringo" item wrapped in handkerchief vanishes, secret rubber band
1988 30
Louis Zingone Two Deck Prediction two
Variations 1989 xxxiii
Louis Zingone Billet Switch
1989 xxxviii
Jeff Busby (reviewer) The Bingo Effect by Jack Dean Sep. 1989
Epoptica (Issue 12)
564
Edward Marlo Easy Pass side steal type pass
Related to 1989 2
Karl Fulves Reverse English
Inspired by 1989 46
Wesley James WJ Bottom Palm "It is, however, significantly different from all others both in timing and specific mechanics."
Inspired by 1990 5
Ringo No. 10, ring threaded on rope penetrates rope and table
1990 20
Hiroshi Sawa Bill Magic - Japanese Papercraft paper to money, then more bills appear, bills change to chain
  • An Act with an Ingot
1990 87
Karl Fulves Markers ideas related to nontransitive games
  • Simple Sets (Dualities, Royal Family)
  • Unequal Sets
  • A Nontransitive Pyramid
  • Flat Dice
  • Parity Dice (4 Thru 9 Dice, 2 Thru 10 Dice, 1 Thru 12 Dice, 36 Number Dice)
  • House Dice
  • High Percentage Games
  • 3 Blind Dice
  • Little Bingo
  • Odds On
1991 52
Ali Bongo Bongo-Bingo-Box box with numbered balls, forcing numbers
Also published here 1991 8
Max Maven 'Tis The Season
  • Parallax
Related to Dec. 1991
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 4)
14
Jules Hirsch Bingo Is Not Gambling all but one number on bingo card are crossed out, remaining number is predicted on business card
1991 38
Neal Elias Before Zingone impromptu double backer ambitious phase
June 1992
The Olram File (Issue 12)
12
Karl Fulves Bar Room Bingo cards distributed in six glasses, two glasses selected, aim is to get near 14 but not over
1992 22
The Lingo gambling terms
1992
Cheat Sheet (Issue 10)
94
Diego Domingo, Joseph Keppel Racism
  • Letters
Related to Feb. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 6)
9
Eddie Austin Racism
  • Letters
Related to Mar. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 7)
10
Alexander de Cova Der Ring-o-matic Effect ring penetrates on rope when middle of rope is lowered down into hat where ring is in glass, repeat
Also published here 1993
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 2 No. 5)
59
Tom Daugherty Bingo! two cards, mathematical
May 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 5)
2362
Steve Dusheck Chipstick bingo markers magically attach to each other
1994 41
Richard Busch Perspectives on Harold P. Weingold, Bob King
Oct. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 4)
4
Ingo Der Nähnadel-Trick
  • ...dazu eine Kurzgeschichte
1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 2)
73
Lee Earle Lee Earle at the Editor's Desk on Danny Dew, Alan Watson, Diego Domingo, Allen Brannum
1996
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 4)
192
Bob Farmer Untertaker spectator deals out cards, performer in the end changes four and wins, two-phase poker deal using faced deck
Inspired by June 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 10)
70
Louis Zingone, Frederick Braue Ambitious Card with impromptu double backer
1997 22
Louis Zingone Luis Zingone Card Control multiple Hindu Shuffle control, Vernon Multiple Shift precursor
Related to 1997
Underworld (Issue 5)
61
Karl Fulves Informant further comments and credit information on the referenced items
Related to 1997 109
Martin Joyal Your Lucky Day! single card prediction, bingo presentation, spectator stops twice, number used to count in other packet
Inspired by 1997 171
John Moehring Dealers Of Yore
Related to Feb. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 6)
50
Bob Dowd, Diego Domingo Photo Memories
  • Letters
Related to Apr. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 8)
14
Jon Racherbaumer Bingo Bango! Mondo Magic Guy review of David Blaine special "Street Magic"
  • Traffic Counts
June 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 10)
50
Dave Campbell B.I.N.G.O. five bingo cards shown on both sides, one side transforms in letter cards that spell "BINGO"
Inspired byAlso published here 1998 27
Chris Hurlbert Ognip using Bingo cards, selected person is first to get Bingo, as Hurlburt
1999
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 17)
343
The Century - Those Who Impacted The Art In America
  • Al Baker (1974-1951)
  • Uri Geller
  • Michael Ammar
  • Servais LeRoy (1865-1953)
  • Billy McComb
  • Horace Goldin (1874-1939)
  • Channing Pollock
  • Dariel Fitzkee (1898-1977)
  • Don Wayne
  • John Northern Hilliard (1872-1935)
  • Harry Blackstone Sr. (1885-1965)
  • Harry Blackstone Jr. (1934-1997)
Related to Apr. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 8)
52
Diego Domingo Uri
  • Letters
Related to June 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 10)
14
Walter P. Graham, Diego Domingo, Carl Ballantine, John C. Sherwood, Tim Wright, Stan Allen Century Additions
  • Letters
and "Maritess"
Sep. 1999
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
13
Dai Vernon Fingernail Estimation magician cuts to the four Aces, previously buried by a spectator, credit information
Related to 2000 883
Juan Tamariz, Louis Zingone Trimental three chosen cards are first divined, then produced from corresponding pockets
Inspired by 2000 906
Karl Fulves Bingo Prediction posed as problem
2001 74
Gordon Bean A Star is Born only the thought of of five cards stays reversed in the pack
Inspired by 2002 107
Ron Bauer Butch, Ringo & the Sheep seven quarters, thieves & sheep with han ping chien coins across finale
2002 2
Diego Domingo Mel-Roy: Turning Back to Another Era
Feb. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 6)
52
Peter Stammers Kardoma
  • Mail
Related to Apr. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 8)
17
Diego Domingo One Man's Trash
  • Mail
Related to May 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 9)
17
Jay Sankey B-I-N-G-O Spectator stamps on a bingo card behind his back, prediction revealed to predict where spectator made the stamp
2003
Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Tricks of the Trade)
41
Ali Bongo Bongo's Bingo Box box with numbered balls, forcing numbers, brief
Also published here 2003 7
Dave Campbell Bingo five bingo cards shown on both sides, one side transforms in letter cards that spell "BINGO"
Also published here 2004 191
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Magic Bingo by Mark Wilson Nov. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 11)
94
Louis Zingone, Juan Tamariz Double Prediction using one deck cut in two halves, number is named and cards at position predicted on paper
Inspired by 2004 143
Juan Tamariz Bingo! spectator deals cards on table, when selection appears performer shouts bingo
2004 248
Diego Domingo Looking Back... The Days of Webster Webster the Mastermind
Mar. 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 7)
64
Harry Riser The Riser-Zingone Four-Card Control four cards put in fan in different spots, bluff spacing and faro
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MUM, April 2001
2006 126
Chris Wardle Number Time bingo ball with number as prediction, card chosen with number cards, range force
2006 14
Diego Domingo Blackstone's Assistants Reunite "Ho one post on the Genii Forum crossed 3,000 miles and 54 years"
Mar. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 3)
40
Louis Zingone, Frederick Braue, Neal Elias, Roberto Giobbi Ambitious IV two times to top, then secret steal
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Aug 7)
236
Joey Incollingo The Almost-Invisible Bottle using cut-off top of a plastic bottle, silk is pulled out of opening, it vanishes and is produced from spectator's sleeve, vanishes again in bottle part
Mar. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 3)
23
Roberto Giobbi The Open Shift comments
Related to Sep. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 9)
22
Alexander de Cova Ringomatic ring penetrates on rope when middle of rope is lowered down into hat where ring is in glass, repeat
Also published here Mar. 2013 31
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Smarter (Dan Hurley, 2013)
  • Net Smart (Howard Rheingold, 2012)
  • The Doodle Revolution (Sunni Brown, 2014)
  • The Trickster's Hat (Nick Bantock, 2014)
Mar. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 3)
12
Steve Beam A Star is Born Random cards from a spectator-shuffled ESP deck distributed to four participants. With free choices of which cards to eliminate, they all end up with a star.
Inspired by
  • "ESP-Bingo" (Mat Roelof, New Pentagram, Dec. 1985)
  • "ESP-Bingo" (Mat Roelof, New Pentagram, Dec. 1985)
Related to
2015 49
Steve Beam Mind Over Anti-Matter Random cards from a spectator-shuffled deck distributed to four participants. With free choices of which cards to eliminate, they all end up with one card. When combined, the cards form a royal flush.
Inspired by 2015 51
Jesús Etcheverry Capitulo cuarto: Juegos con habilidad, segundo bloque Notes on tricks Ascanio performed, tricks using sleight of hand
  • 5 Rojas y 5 Negras (mio)
  • Cuatro Ases Charles Miller
  • Transposición de Ases con 6-7-8 rojos (Marlo)
  • The Follow Up Aces (Marlo)
  • Cardician Makes Good (Marlo)
  • Carta rota (Marlo, yo)
  • Carta rota (Al Saal, yo)
  • Ases y Reyes (Cy Endfield)
  • Salute to Dai Vernon (Al Koran)
  • Los dos cartas vueltas (mio)
  • Siguiendo al lider (Marlo)
  • Mental Reverse (Marlo)
  • Supreme Reverse (Zingone)
  • Carta ambiciosa
  • Imanes (Leech)
2015 123
Jesús Etcheverry Capitulo quinto: Juegos con habilidad, tercer bloque Notes on tricks Ascanio performed, tricks using sleight of hand
  • Cards up Sleeve (Daley)
  • Slow Motion Four Aces (Vernon)
  • Aparición Ases de Bill Simon
  • Four Aces for Connoisseurs (Cy Endfield)
  • Por Todas Partes y Ninguna (mio)
  • Face Up Face Down Surprise (Hamman)
  • Error Pronto Reparado (final Arthur Buckley)
  • Cutting the Aces (Vernon)
  • Fuera de este mundo (mio)
  • Versión de Channing Pollocl
  • Cinta de Zingone (versión mia)
  • Cinco rojas y una negra (m. Kaps)
  • Sequacious Spades (Daley, yo)
  • Ases a través de la mesa (Hamman-Kaps)
  • Alternando los colores (mio)
  • La cartera y el sobre (Paul LePaul - Freddy Fah)
2015 139
Alexander de Cova Ringomatic ring penetrates on rope when middle of rope is lowered down into hat where ring is in glass, repeat
Also published here 2015 21
David Regal (reviewer) Miracle bingo by Doruk Ulgin July 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 7)
107
Ryan Schlutz Strange Gift spectator gives twelve cards to performer, he knows number of red cards and sorts them under table
Inspired byAlso published here 2017 14
Diego Domingo In Memoriam: Ward Hall
Apr. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 4)
11
Jesús Etcheverry The Zingone Spread My Version three cards, challenge selections conditions
Inspired by 2020 208