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the twenty-five card trick \n twenty-five duplicates \n sam leo horowitz \n phantom thought \n larry becker \n heisting histed heisted \n michael powers \n improved guesser \n unknown
1938
greater magic
Sam Leo Horowitz
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The Twenty-Five Card Trick
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no palm aces to pocket \n featuring bottom placement at coat edge move, lapel load \n edward marlo \n no palm aces to pocket \n edward marlo \n next to impossible card to wallet \n edward marlo \n danny korem \n palmless card to pocket \n michael powers
1941
amazing — isn't it?
Edward Marlo
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No Palm Aces to Pocket
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Related toVariationsAlso published here
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1941
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slow motion bill transposition \n \n u. f. grant \n buck naked grant \n paul harris \n slow motion bill change \n eugene burger \n cash transaction \n michael weber \n inflated (canadian) transposition \n joshua jay \n working without a grant \n michael weber \n impromptu mis-indexed bill \n morty rudnick \n thou shalt not steal \n paul vigil \n versatile transpo \n ryan plunkett \n double your money \n michael powers \n changeling \n david harkey \n things change \n john lovick \n inflated transposition \n joshua jay \n inflated transposition \n joshua jay \n carlyle's bill switch \n francis carlyle \n eugene's final transposition \n eugene burger \n improved $1 and $5 bill trick \n mike bornstein \n switcheroo \n lawrence nudelman \n taken for granted \n gregory wilson \n easy money \n mike bent
1943
tarbell course in magic — volume 3
U. F. Grant
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Slow Motion Bill Transposition
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Related to- Carlyle's Bill Switch (Francis Carlyle, 1972)
- Impromptu Mis-Indexed Bill (Morty Rudnick, 1973)
- Switcheroo (Lawrence Nudelman, 1975-1978 ca.)
- Cash Transaction (Michael Weber, 1984)
- Improved $1 and $5 Bill Trick (Mike Bornstein, 1990)
- Working Without a Grant (Michael Weber, 1991)
- Buck Naked Grant (Paul Harris, 1996)
- Slow Motion Bill Change (Eugene Burger, 2000)
- Inflated (Canadian) Transposition (Joshua Jay, 2012)
- Thou Shalt Not Steal (Paul Vigil, 2017)
Variations
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1943
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sympathetic control \n spectator cut deck in three piles, one queen is put in each pile, last queen is on the table, when that queen is turned over, the other queens turn over too \n bill simon \n twist on simon \n joshua jay \n michael powers \n joel givens
1952
effective card magic
Bill Simon
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Sympathetic Control
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1952
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traveling card \n three packets \n edward marlo \n puddle jumper \n eric mead \n the lying traveler \n michael powers \n fifteen-card mystery \n nick trost
1953
the cardician
Edward Marlo
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Traveling Card
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1953
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late night location \n spectator cuts off a pile, remembers bottom card and shuffles, packet returned and deck faro shuffled, selection found, stay stack with duplicates \n alex elmsley \n late night location \n alex elmsley \n the elmsley touch \n paul swinford \n late-night arising \n jon racherbaumer \n niberco \n sudden sandwich \n jon racherbaumer \n spell found \n doug canning \n another late-night session \n bob king \n hide and seek \n michael powers \n another late-night session \n bob king \n kilocator \n mark elsdon \n another late night session \n bob king \n infinite improbability \n jonathan pendragon
1957
ibidem
Alex Elmsley
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Late Night Location
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Sep. 1957
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the corner in the glass \n deck set on top of glass, torn-off corner of card appears in glass \n matt schulien \n the corner in the glass \n eugene burger \n the corner in the glass \n matt schulien \n eugene burger \n no palm corner in the glass \n michael powers \n dark corner \n danny orleans \n the cellophane surprise \n carl mercurio
1959
the magic of matt schulien
Matt Schulien
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The Corner in the Glass
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1959
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out of this universe \n some red and black sorting comes out despite real shuffles, not really ootw effect \n harry lorayne \n a bit for "out of this universe" \n dick cavett \n i. general procedures \n ronald a. wohl (ravelli) \n out of this solar system \n michał kociołek \n best of all worlds \n michael powers \n außerhalb dieses universums \n harry lorayne \n fuera del universo \n harry lorayne
1962
close-up card magic
Harry Lorayne
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Out of this Universe
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Related toVariationsAlso published here
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1962
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vernon's aces \n aces separated in four piles, brought together to top via faro \n dai vernon \n no key - faro aces \n edward marlo \n vernon's aces plus kings \n murray bonfeld \n ideas for "vernon's aces" \n darwin ortiz \n paul griffin \n double poker control \n murray bonfeld \n vernon's aces variation \n dai vernon \n christian scherer \n asamblea total \n pepe lirrojo \n combination aces \n darwin ortiz \n aces by weight \n tom gagnon \n hoochie coochie aces \n michael powers \n vernon - daley four pile ace deal \n dai vernon \n dr. jacob daley
1962
close-up card magic
Dai Vernon
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Vernon's Aces
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Related toVariations- No Key - Faro Aces (Edward Marlo, 1964)
- Combination Aces (Darwin Ortiz, 1975)
- Vernon's Aces plus Kings (Murray Bonfeld, 1976)
- Vernon's Aces Variation (Dai Vernon, Christian Scherer, 1978)
- Double Poker Control (Murray Bonfeld, 1986)
- Hoochie Coochie Aces (Michael Powers, 2006)
- Ideas for "Vernon's Aces" (Darwin Ortiz, Paul Griffin, 2012)
- Asamblea Total (Pepe Lirrojo, 2016)
- Aces by Weight (Tom Gagnon, 2019)
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1962
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torn and restored bill ideas \n with scotch \n jack ketch \n reversal of fortune \n tony chapek \n michael weber \n michael powers
1965
the new phoenix
Jack Ketch
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Torn and Restored Bill Ideas
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Jan. 1965
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eyes of the gods \n two spectators with half the deck each chose a card, spectators deal through deck and performer announces first card, second card spelled to \n john hamilton \n 13 o'clock \n karl fulves \n additional hamilton ideas \n john hamilton \n the caviar location \n steve beam \n ayes of the gods \n jon racherbaumer \n noah's ark (two by two) \n ronald a. wohl (ravelli) \n cut and run \n michael powers \n die augen gottes \n john hamilton \n eyes of the cyclists \n ronald a. wohl (ravelli)
1970
the pallbearers review
John Hamilton
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Eyes of the Gods
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Aug. 1970
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the spectator refuses to cut to the four aces \n \n allan ackerman \n the spectator cuts to and turns over the aces \n randy wakeman \n misplace your bets \n michael powers \n the spectator refuses to cut to the four aces \n allan ackerman \n mayhew's aces \n steve mayhew \n the hidden \n andy nyman \n the hidden \n andy nyman
1970
magic mafia effects
Allan Ackerman
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The Spectator Refuses to Cut to the Four Aces
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Related toVariationsAlso published here
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1970
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ackerman varies kelly \n \n allan ackerman \n variety bucket \n andi gladwin \n powers varies kelly \n michael powers
1971
the esoterist
Allan Ackerman
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Ackerman Varies Kelly
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Related toVariations
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1971
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the electro-static cigarette \n improvement of blowing thing \n unknown \n science friction \n michael powers
1972
tarbell course in magic — volume 7
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The Electro-Static Cigarette
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1972
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surprising jokers \n four jokers change backs, then deck \n "magic" christian stelzel \n red shift \n michael powers
1972
card cavalcade
"Magic" Christian Stelzel
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Surprising Jokers
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Variations
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1972
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lie sleuth \n several lies detected, missing card in pocket known, interlocking chains \n simon aronson \n programmed lie detector \n michael powers \n lie sleuth \n simon aronson
1973
kabbala — volume 2
Simon Aronson
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Lie Sleuth
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VariationsAlso published here
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Aug. 1973
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the twelve card thought transition \n \n edward g. brown \n e.g. brown revisited \n jared kopf \n biddling brown in the round \n edward marlo \n blushing leaper \n wesley james \n brownian movement \n wesley james \n biddling brown in the round \n edward marlo \n neo-brownian movement \n jon racherbaumer \n brownian bridge \n tomas blomberg \n thought experiment \n andi gladwin \n red rover \n michael powers \n the wandering card: how to make a thought travel \n roberto mansilla
1973
the card magic of edward g. brown
Edward G. Brown
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The Twelve Card Thought Transition
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Variations- Neo-Brownian Movement (Jon Racherbaumer, 1984)
- Biddling Brown in the Round (Edward Marlo, 1990)
- Blushing Leaper (Wesley James, 2004)
- Brownian Movement (Wesley James, 2004)
- Red Rover (Michael Powers, 2006)
- Biddling Brown in the Round (Edward Marlo, 2009)
- Brownian Bridge (Tomas Blomberg, 2014)
- E.G. Brown Revisited (Jared Kopf, 2016)
- Thought Experiment (Andi Gladwin, 2020)
- The Wandering Card: How to Make a Thought Travel (Roberto Mansilla, 2025)
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1973
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vernash's aces \n faros and free cut principle, see p. 443 for additional crediting \n martin a. nash \n free count aces \n roger crosthwaite \n hoochie coochie aces \n michael powers
1975
ever so sleightly
Martin A. Nash
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Vernash's Aces
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Related toVariations
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1975
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cased-in disappearance \n lapping from case, see also page 10 of <a href="show.php?book=389">21st century card magic</a> \n edward marlo \n cased in disappearance - minus one \n jean faré \n the vanishing deck \n michael powers
1975
the hierophant
Edward Marlo
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Cased-In Disappearance
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Variations
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1975
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vernon utility move \n card vanishes from small packet, reappears reversed in middle of deck, card stolen from out-jogged packet on top underneath top card \n dai vernon \n small packet i.c. \n michael powers
1976
card secrets of bruce cervon
Dai Vernon
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Vernon Utility Move
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Related to
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1976
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fast flush \n royal flush production, pivot revelation, five methods
- fast flush finish \n bruce cervon \n flushing out the queens \n michael powers \n royal victory \n terry lagerould
1976
card secrets of bruce cervon
Bruce Cervon
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Fast Flush
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Variations
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1976
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the blushing jokers \n four blue-backed jokers, turn red one by one, then blue again, red/blue double backer \n peter kane \n a test of flirtatiousness \n john f. c. mclachlan \n second blush \n jerry k. hartman \n red shift \n michael powers
1976
kabbala — volume 3
Peter Kane
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The Blushing Jokers
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Variations
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1976
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more miracle card changes \n different variations (including tabled) \n edward marlo \n the shotb change \n steve beam \n edward marlo \n pull out double lift \n ken simmons \n more miracle card changes \n edward marlo \n michael powers \n additions to a change \n ken simmons \n more miracle card changes - first method \n edward marlo
1977
marlo's magazine — volume 2
Edward Marlo
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More Miracle Card Changes
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1977
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an incomplete masterpiece \n if control, penelope's principle, see p. 447 for additional crediting \n maro nash \n completed masterpiece i \n steve pressley \n completed masterpiece ii \n steve pressley \n incomplete two way \n michael powers
1977
any second now
Maro Nash
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An Incomplete Masterpiece
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Related toVariations
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1977
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grasshopper \n card vanishes between two kings, travels to between another two kings \n paul harris \n short hop \n ray kosby \n unison \n yohei kawabata \n low cost \n tomas blomberg \n unexpected visitor \n michael powers \n the visiting cross eye's grasshopper \n syd segal \n grillo \n luis carreon \n gnat eats locust \n jason tang \n grasshopper (revised) \n paul harris \n grasshopper takes a leap \n jason alford \n squirt \n jason alford
1977
supermagic
Paul Harris
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Grasshopper
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Variations- Short Hop (Ray Kosby, 1986)
- Unexpected Visitor (Michael Powers, 1990)
- Grasshopper (revised) (Paul Harris, 1996)
- Grasshopper Takes A Leap (Jason Alford, 1998)
- Squirt (Jason Alford, 1998)
- Gnat Eats Locust (Jason Tang, 1999)
- Low Cost (Tomas Blomberg, 2014)
- Unison (Yohei Kawabata, 2017)
- The Visiting Cross Eye's Grasshopper (Syd Segal, 2020)
- Grillo (Luis Carreon, 2020)
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1977
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card case collectors \n faro, no contact \n allan ackerman \n another collectors? \n don england \n card case collectors ii \n baltazar fuentes \n c.c.c.p. \n michael powers \n case closed \n joe givan \n prize collection \n david harkey
1978
here's my card
Allan Ackerman
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Card Case Collectors
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Related toVariations
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1978
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variance variant \n with transformation kicker \n allan ackerman \n down the elevator and up the ladder \n don england \n varying variance variant \n michael powers
1978
here's my card
Allan Ackerman
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Variance Variant
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Related toVariations
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1978
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histed heisted \n matrix card divination, last card predicted \n simon aronson \n "the miracle divination" (louis histed, the magic of louis s. histed) \n the jeff busby climax for the routine \n jeff busby \n histed heisted again \n baltazar fuentes \n heisting histed heisted \n michael powers \n histed hoisted \n matt baker \n peter w. tappan \n histed heisted \n simon aronson
1978
the card ideas of simon aronson
Simon Aronson
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Histed Heisted
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Inspired by- "The Miracle Divination" (Louis Histed, The Magic of Louis S. Histed)
Related toVariationsAlso published here
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1978
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jumbo coin jumbo \n coin to jumbo coin \n allan hayden \n jumbo finale \n michael powers
1979
apocalypse
Allan Hayden
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Jumbo Coin Jumbo
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Variations
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June 1979
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swivelleroo plus \n flourish cut around swivel action, credit information \n richard kaufman \n jon racherbaumer \n the swivelleroo cut \n hubert lambert \n nate leipzig \n modified swivelleroo plus \n richard kaufman \n swivelleroo plus variation \n richard kaufman \n michael powers \n swivelleroo plus \n richard kaufman \n jon racherbaumer
1979
cardmagic
Richard Kaufman, Jon Racherbaumer
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Swivelleroo Plus
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Related toVariationsAlso published here
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1979
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riffle shuffle control \n card selected from incomplete riffle shuffle controlled to twenty-six from top \n karl fulves \n cut and run \n michael powers
1979
riffle shuffle control
Karl Fulves
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Riffle Shuffle Control
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Related to
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1979
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computer card trick \n with introduction by karl fulves
computer program with which any selected card can be divined, program guesses color, suit, etc. correctly \n christopher morgan \n "computer card trick" (christopher morgan, on computing, fall 1979) \n brainiac card trick \n jim snapp \n programmed lie detector \n michael powers
1979
interlocutor
Christopher Morgan
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Computer Card Trick
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VariationsAlso published here- "Computer Card Trick" (Christopher Morgan, On Computing, Fall 1979)
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1979
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twilight \n coins are produced with a small mirror, four coins, mirror in small envelope, five phases \n paul harris \n tayari casel \n twilight \n paul harris \n tayari casel \n twilight visit \n ben harris \n twilight's last gleaming \n tom gagnon \n twilight zone \n michael powers
1979
twilight
Paul Harris, Tayari Casel
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Twilight
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VariationsAlso published here
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1979
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trinity \n three cards alike \n norman houghton \n trinity two-as-four sequence \n michael powers \n winkler-switch \n gerd winkler
1980
apocalypse
Norman Houghton
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Trinity
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Related toVariations
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Sep. 1980
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bluff sandwich \n bluff pass force, dribble finesse \n edward marlo \n repeat bluff sandwich \n paul hallas \n a tasty bluff sandwich \n edward marlo \n second sandwich - bluff sandwich \n edward marlo \n plain clothes detectives \n colin linn \n sandwich vanish \n edo huang \n double decker sandwich \n michael powers \n audacious sandwich \n jon racherbaumer
1980
the hierophant
Edward Marlo
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Bluff Sandwich
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Related toVariationsAlso published here
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1980
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the dream boat dazzler \n final coin through table into glass with both hands over table and spectator holds glass \n chris hampton \n china syndrome \n michael powers
1980
close-up fantasies — book i
Chris Hampton
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The Dream Boat Dazzler
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Variations
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1980
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the shrinking deck \n credit correction on page 612, additional credit and sources to sheldon waldman and walt rollins \n steve skomp \n mike's dwarf \n michael powers
1981
apocalypse
Steve Skomp
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The Shrinking Deck
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Sep. 1981
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four card monte \n \n michael powers \n blank monte \n michael powers
1981
apocalypse
Michael Powers
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Four Card Monte
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Variations
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Nov. 1981
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collecting the vanishing aces \n aces vanish one by one from top of deck, then they are shown to have collected four selections \n geoffrey latta \n swain's "passing along the vanishing aces" or latta's "the vanishing collectors" \n ken krenzel \n triple decker sandwich \n eric t. dockery \n swatta \n peter duffie \n blowing away the aces \n michael powers \n vanishing collectors \n geoffrey latta \n passing along the vanishing aces \n james swain
1981
cardworks
Geoffrey Latta
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Collecting the Vanishing Aces
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Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
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1981
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short all-backs routine \n quick 3-way \n allan ackerman \n almost like everywhere and nowhere \n allan ackerman \n evolution \n michael powers
1981
don england's t.k.o.'s
Allan Ackerman
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Short All-Backs Routine
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Related toVariations
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1981
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phase 51 \n deck vanish to pocket \n don england \n phase 51 - revisited and in color \n don england \n p-51, this time the cards are on the table! \n don england \n expert cards to pocket \n michael powers
1981
don england's t.k.o.'s
Don England
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Phase 51
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Variations
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1981
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the bizarre vanish \n card visually vanishes while spectator holds it \n paul harris \n the bizarre twist! \n paul harris \n müzarre vanish \n reinhard müller \n the bizarre vanish \n paul harris \n the off color vanish \n michael powers \n bizarre assignment \n peter gröning
1981
close-up fantasies finalé
Paul Harris
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The Bizarre Vanish
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Related toVariationsAlso published here
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1981
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the whisperers \n four jacks "whisper" three selections and transpose with them \n jerry sadowitz \n cries and whispers \n john bannon \n jerry sadowitz \n quietell \n philip t. goldstein \n jerry sadowitz \n william zavis \n quietell jr. \n philip t. goldstein \n jerry sadowitz \n sottovoce \n philip t. goldstein \n whisp \n philip t. goldstein \n whispered \n stephen tucker \n whispereaders \n philip t. goldstein \n sottovoce \n philip t. goldstein \n the defectors \n dave campbell \n the defectors \n dave campbell \n a change of identity \n jack avis \n a change of identity (identity crisis) \n jack avis \n no transfer whisperers \n michael powers \n stage shout \n roy walton \n boxed tekel \n mark elsdon \n which and switch \n jerry k. hartman \n the secret merchants \n peter duffie \n girl talk \n shiv duggal
1982
alternative card magic
Jerry Sadowitz
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The Whisperers
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Related toVariations- Whispered (Stephen Tucker, 1983)
- Whispereaders (Philip T. Goldstein, 1983)
- Stage Shout (Roy Walton, 1988)
- Cries and Whispers (John Bannon, Jerry Sadowitz, 1990)
- Sottovoce (Philip T. Goldstein, 1990)
- The Secret Merchants (Peter Duffie, 1992)
- The Defectors (Dave Campbell, 1993)
- Whisp (Philip T. Goldstein, 1994)
- A Change of Identity (Jack Avis, 1994)
- Which and Switch (Jerry K. Hartman, 1995)
- Boxed Tekel (Mark Elsdon, 2003)
- The Defectors (Dave Campbell, 2004)
- A Change of Identity (Identity Crisis) (Jack Avis, 2006)
- Girl Talk (Shiv Duggal, 2006)
- No Transfer Whisperers (Michael Powers, 2019)
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1982
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fast stack \n one shuffle and some cutting \n martin a. nash \n super stack - the one second poker stack \n steve beam \n fast stack \n martin a. nash \n dai vernon \n simple simon \n simon aronson \n cardial infraction \n michael powers \n the zero second stack \n edward marlo \n cardial infraction \n michael powers
1982
best of friends
Martin A. Nash
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Fast Stack
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Related toVariationsAlso published here
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1982
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open travelers plus \n aces to kings transformation as kicker \n don england \n open travellers plus one \n don england \n open travelers \n allan ackerman \n open travelers transpo redux \n michael powers \n royal travelers \n jean-jacques sanvert \n open travelers transpo redux \n michael powers
1982
best of friends
Don England
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Open Travelers Plus
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Inspired byVariations
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1982
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ascension \n transformation kicker \n philip t. goldstein \n a logical conclusion \n larry jennings \n ascension transposition \n randy wakeman \n ascension \n philip t. goldstein \n virus \n michael powers \n masque of the red death \n michael powers \n underground oil and queens \n larry jennings \n oil and queens \n roy walton
1982
best of friends
Philip T. Goldstein
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Ascension
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Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here
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1982
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switch on elmsley \n \n derek dingle \n 1002nd aces \n alex elmsley \n switch on dingle \n michael powers
1983
the new york magic symposium — collection 2
Derek Dingle
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Switch on Elmsley
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Inspired byVariations
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1983
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international reverse matrix \n \n ray mertz \n international reverse matrix plus \n michael powers
1983
apocalypse
Ray Mertz
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International Reverse Matrix
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Variations
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Dec. 1983
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powerful magic \n \n richard kaufman \n michael powers \n michael powers
1983
the collected almanac
Richard Kaufman (reviewer)
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Powerful Magic
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Aug. 1983
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rubber ringer \n finger ring on rubber band \n bill kalush \n ringleader \n simon aronson \n convincer for rubber ringer \n steve beam \n rubber ringer \n bill kalush \n a marriage of convenience \n joe rindfleisch \n the impromptu link \n jay sankey \n richard sanders \n three bits on the band \n r. paul wilson \n ring bandit \n michael powers \n band together \n david widener
1983
the collected almanac
Bill Kalush
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Rubber Ringer
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the signed card \n \n brother john hamman \n the future card \n brother john hamman \n bonus plot \n michael powers \n the signed card \n brother john hamman \n signierte karte \n reinhard müller \n trapparition \n jerry k. hartman \n your signed kung pao chicken \n kostya kimlat \n brother john hamman \n paradox card \n juha-matti ristiharju
1983
the collected almanac
Brother John Hamman
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The Signed Card
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Oct. 1983
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mike's dwarf \n \n michael powers \n the shrinking deck \n steve skomp \n extra special close-up kinda guy bonus effect \n paul harris
1983
a close-up kinda guy
Michael Powers
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Mike's Dwarf
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Related toVariations
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1983
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mr. biller's wild ride \n twisting with transformation kicker and cards to case, pockets, under spectator \n steve biller \n squeezing the jacks \n michael powers
1983
a close-up kinda guy
Steve Biller
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Mr. Biller's Wild Ride
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Variations
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1983
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extra special close-up kinda guy bonus effect \n combination of "shrunken twilight" and "mike's dwarf" \n paul harris \n shrunken twilight \n paul harris \n mike's dwarf \n michael powers
1983
a close-up kinda guy
Paul Harris
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Extra Special Close-Up Kinda Guy Bonus Effect
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Inspired by
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1983
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forward \n \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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Forward
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1983
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deduce is wild \n four twos put in case, three cards signed and put on table, one two removed and it changes into each selection one by one, then selections transpose with remaining three twos in case \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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Deduce is Wild
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1983
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the ambiguous card \n card chosen, miniature selection jumps out of deck, grows and shrinks again \n michael powers \n vacilation \n richard kaufman \n the ambiguous card \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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The amBIGuous Card
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Inspired byAlso published here
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1983
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counter-intuitive transpo \n matching the cards meets reset in a weird effect combination \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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Counter-Intuitive Transpo
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1983
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four-tune hunter \n named four-of-a-kind produced \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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Four-Tune Hunter
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1983
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half-pass stabbing force \n deck starts reversed under top card \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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Half-Pass Stabbing Force
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1983
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blank monte \n monte with three blank cards and jack of hearts, all change to aces at the end \n michael powers \n four card monte \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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Blank Monte
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Inspired by
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1983
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spectator becomes magician \n two selections, spectator touches card in spread, selections shown on both sides of it \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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Spectator Becomes Magician
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1983
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25
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color ambitious \n ambitious card with color changing back kicker \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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Color Ambitious
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1983
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slide-under double lift substitute \n slide-under switch action with alignment move type action to get a card underneath a single on top of the deck \n chuck king \n slide-under double lift substitute \n edward marlo \n the secret double \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Chuck King
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Slide-Under Double Lift Substitute
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Related to
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1983
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thought photography \n two blank cards are signed on the back, their faces become two previous selections \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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Thought Photography
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1983
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the off color vanish \n bizarre twist and vanish \n michael powers \n the bizarre vanish \n paul harris
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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The Off Color Vanish
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Inspired by
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1983
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quadratic aces \n three cards selected, then slow-motion ace assembly, then the other three packets are shown to consist of four-of-a-kinds corresponding to selections \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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Quadratic Aces
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1983
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programmed lie detector \n computer program, trick performed by spectator with computer only, computer version of aronson's lie sleuth \n michael powers \n computer card trick \n christopher morgan \n lie sleuth \n simon aronson
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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Programmed Lie Detector
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Inspired by
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1983
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international reverse matrix plus \n \n michael powers \n international reverse matrix \n ray mertz
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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International Reverse Matrix Plus
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Inspired by
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1983
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flourish coin production \n coin produced, coin roll, a second coin produced \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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Flourish Coin Production
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1983
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64
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fusion \n two half-dollars transform into dollar \n gary kurtz \n close-quarters \n daryl martinez \n fusion plus \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Gary Kurtz
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Fusion
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Inspired byVariations
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1983
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fusion plus \n two quarters become a half-dollar, repeat, then two half-dollars transform into dollar, lapping \n michael powers \n fusion \n gary kurtz \n fusion plus standing \n michael powers \n jay sankey
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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Fusion Plus
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Inspired byVariations
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1983
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fusion plus standing \n two quarters become a half-dollar, repeat, then two half-dollars transform into dollar, no-lap version \n michael powers \n jay sankey \n fusion plus \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers, Jay Sankey
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Fusion Plus Standing
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Inspired by
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1983
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the shrinking dime \n dime changes into miniature dime on close-up pad \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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The Shrinking Dime
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1983
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the convertible case \n miniature card case grows into normal case, deck put inside \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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The Convertible Case
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1983
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the power case \n arrco case has holes, gaffed case which can simulate that something is in it or not with sliding card section
- applications (see next entries) \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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The Power Case
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1983
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the vanishing deck \n using power case \n michael powers \n cased-in disappearance \n edward marlo
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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The Vanishing Deck
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Inspired by
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1983
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color changing deck \n using power case \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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Color Changing Deck
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1983
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83
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signed card appears \n in card case, using power case
- variation \n michael powers \n simon aronson's idea \n simon aronson
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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Signed Card Appears
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Variations
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1983
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a thought \n getting the spectator to sign on a different card than he thinks, low spot card, using power case \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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A Thought
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1983
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simon aronson's idea \n signed card appears in card case, using power case \n simon aronson \n signed card appears \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Simon Aronson
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Simon Aronson's Idea
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Inspired by
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1983
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packman \n cigarette pack transforms into cased deck of cards \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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Packman
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1983
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90
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the ultimate color changing card case \n - overview
- tools
- the construction
- afterthoughts (credit information)
- the color change \n michael powers \n the marlo handling \n edward marlo
1983
powerful magic
Michael Powers
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The Ultimate Color Changing Card Case
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Variations
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1983
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the marlo handling \n \n edward marlo \n the ultimate color changing card case \n michael powers
1983
powerful magic
Edward Marlo
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The Marlo Handling
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Inspired by
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1983
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powerful magic \n \n jeff busby \n michael powers
1984
epoptica
Jeff Busby (reviewer)
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Powerful Magic
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Jan. 1984
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261
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holy-holey \n moving hole, with red and blue back cards \n dave walker \n michael powers' "holy terror"
1984
fork full of appetizers — book 2
Dave Walker
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Holy-Holey
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Inspired by- Michael Powers' "Holy Terror"
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1984
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vacilation \n card becomes miniature card and normal again several times while it is flicked \n richard kaufman \n the ambiguous card \n michael powers \n wrong card...?! \n thomas hierling
1985
the new york magic symposium — collection 4
Richard Kaufman
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Vacilation
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Variations
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1985
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the hook \n hanging coins version \n larry jennings \n the magic purse \n baltazar fuentes \n penihook \n r. paul wilson \n captain hook \n michael powers
1986
the classic magic of larry jennings
Larry Jennings
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The Hook
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Variations
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1986
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invisible triumph \n rough smooth, for credit information see reference \n robert d. michaels \n david ben \n michael close \n bob farmer \n michael weber \n invisible triumph \n david ben \n michael weber \n michael close \n bob farmer \n invisible triumph \n michael powers \n invisible triumph \n jim krenz \n shake, shuffle, and twist \n steve bedwell \n triunfo invisible \n gabi pareras
1986
apocalypse
Robert D. Michaels, David Ben, Michael Close, Bob Farmer, Michael Weber
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Invisible Triumph
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Related to- Invisible Triumph (Jim Krenz, 1994)
- Shake, Shuffle, And Twist (Steve Bedwell, 1995)
- Invisible Triumph (David Ben, Michael Weber, Michael Close, Bob Farmer, 2003)
- Invisible Triumph (Michael Powers, 2006)
- Triunfo Invisible (Gabi Pareras, 2014)
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May 1986
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blown away \n "neither blind nor silly" \n juan tamariz \n apocalypse variations or additions \n paul cowling \n blown away plus \n edward marlo \n apocalypse variations or additions \n carlos schoenrich \n utterly blown away \n tom daugherty \n dual thought \n ryan plunkett \n neither blind nor silly \n juan tamariz \n an alternate detection \n theodore annemann \n the clueless card trick \n edward g. brown \n blown further away \n harry lorayne \n friends \n aldo colombini \n completely blown away \n jon racherbaumer \n punch for two \n michael powers \n dynamite \n sylvain juzan \n not blind but silly \n alexander de cova \n magician fooler \n alexander de cova \n the great sundering \n terry ward \n neither blind nor looking \n michael weber
1987
apocalypse
Juan Tamariz
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Blown Away
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Inspired byRelated toVariations- Apocalypse Variations Or Additions (Paul Cowling, 1988)
- Blown Away Plus (Edward Marlo, 1988)
- Apocalypse Variations Or Additions (Carlos Schoenrich, 1988)
- Completely Blown Away (Jon Racherbaumer, 1990)
- Utterly Blown Away (Tom Daugherty, 1995)
- Punch for Two (Michael Powers, 2006)
- Magician Fooler (Alexander de Cova, 2013)
- Blown Further Away (Harry Lorayne, 2015)
- Not Blind But Silly (Alexander de Cova, 2015)
- Dual Thought (Ryan Plunkett, 2017)
- Dynamite (Sylvain Juzan, 2021)
- Neither Blind Nor Looking (Michael Weber, 2023)
Also published here
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July 1987
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additions to a change \n unload into center \n ken simmons \n more miracle card changes \n edward marlo \n more miracle card changes \n edward marlo \n michael powers
1987
riffling the pasteboards — again!
Ken Simmons
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Additions to a Change
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Inspired byRelated to
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1987
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audacious transposition \n card isolated from deck transposes with card in deck \n ken simmons \n king t.u.t. \n michael powers \n on a more subtle note \n ken simmons
1987
riffling the pasteboards — again!
Ken Simmons
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Audacious Transposition
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Related toVariations
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1987
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43
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the dream card \n odd-backed "signed card" type effect, card to wallet \n darwin ortiz \n day-dream card \n edward marlo \n darwin ortiz \n commercial method \n edward marlo \n die traumfrau \n christoph borer \n the airmail card \n james swain \n lucky charms \n jason ladanye \n tattwo you \n tomas blomberg \n the nightmare card \n michael powers \n dreamographics \n curtis kam \n the light bulp \n anthony owen \n from darwin ortiz \n darwin ortiz \n one trick two names \n jon allen
1988
darwin ortiz at the card table
Darwin Ortiz
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The Dream Card
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Related toVariations
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1988
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81
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faro slough off \n \n dai vernon \n natural faro slough off \n michael powers
1988
the vernon chronicles — volume 2
Dai Vernon
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Faro Slough Off
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Related to
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1988
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128
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undiscovered possibilities - 1st effect \n stripper deck, missing card is named, memorized stack \n edward marlo \n stripper ploy \n asi wind \n punch drunk \n michael powers \n stripper count-down \n justin higham
1988
marlo's magazine — volume 6
Edward Marlo
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Undiscovered Possibilities - 1st Effect
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Related to
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1988
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182
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galaxy \n only two piles, three methods \n wyman jones \n paul harris \n rack and bled \n lewis jones \n galaxy \n wyman jones \n paul harris \n best of all worlds \n michael powers
1988
magical arts journal
Wyman Jones, Paul Harris
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Galaxy
|
Related toVariationsAlso published here
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1988
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52
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touch three cards \n two cards are selected and lost in the deck, a third card is turned over and the chosen cards found next to it \n gary ouellet \n michael powers
1990
close up illusions
Gary Ouellet, Michael Powers
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Touch Three Cards
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1990
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142
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introduction \n \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Introduction
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1990
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iii
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evolution \n four kings change to all backs to four two of clubs to the four aces with patter about the history of cards \n michael powers \n short all-backs routine \n allan ackerman \n the small packet all backs \n allan ackerman
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Evolution
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Inspired byVariations
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1990
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1
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quick four way count \n variation of quick 3-way to show a packet of apparentely four (really five) cards as all the same \n michael powers \n quick 3-way version \n edward marlo
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Quick Four Way Count
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Inspired by
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1990
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2
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the nightmare card \n odd-backed version of the dream card plot where the card apparently stays on the table in full sight, red/blue double backer \n michael powers \n the dream card \n darwin ortiz
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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The Nightmare Card
|
Inspired by
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1990
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5
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bonus plot \n variation of brother john hamman's signed card where the card is odd backed \n michael powers \n the signed card \n brother john hamman
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Bonus Plot
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Inspired by
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1990
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8
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flushing out the queens \n royal flush production, pivot revelation \n michael powers \n fast flush \n bruce cervon
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Flushing Out the Queens
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Inspired by
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1990
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9
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the at&t trick \n "ambitious-twist-transpo"
ace to four set aside, ambitious sequence with selection which is left outjogged, twisting routine, last card transposes with outjogged selection \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
|
The AT&T Trick
|
1990
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13
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squeezing the jacks \n twisting routine with four jacks, they change into aces, jacks are found in different places \n michael powers \n mr. biller's wild ride \n steve biller
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
|
Squeezing the Jacks
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Inspired by
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1990
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16
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whether forecast \n spectator deals into two piles and stops anywhere, sum of top cards predicted, each pile dealt into two piles, top cards are aces, aces change into royal flush, re-deal principle \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Whether Forecast
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1990
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21
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incredible coincidence \n card freely chosen, prediction card in pocket is same card, optionally odd-backed, red/blue double backer \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Incredible Coincidence
|
1990
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23
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merlin's answer \n four twos shown, they change into four black twos, then into kings, twos shown in deck sandwiching a selection \n michael powers \n "metamorphosies" (jacob taub, cardtreats)
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Merlin's Answer
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Inspired by- "Metamorphosies" (Jacob Taub, CardTreats)
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1990
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28
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trinity two-as-four sequence \n \n michael powers \n trinity \n norman houghton
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Trinity Two-as-Four Sequence
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Inspired by
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1990
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29
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cardial infraction \n one shuffle and cutting, second phase with marlo/gardner kicker \n michael powers \n fast stack \n martin a. nash
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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CARDial Infraction
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Inspired by
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1990
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unexpected visitor \n selection travels from one sandwich to another
- the pure version (no extra card)
- bonus effect (card travels back to original sandwich) \n michael powers \n grasshopper \n paul harris \n the uninvited guest \n mark ennis \n the fly \n michael powers \n the unexpected visitor(s) \n michael powers \n the fly \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
|
Unexpected Visitor
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Inspired byRelated toVariations
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1990
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35
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misplace your bets \n performer cuts to four-of-a-kind one by one, spectator cuts small packet onto each card, top cards shown to be same four-of-a-kind, bottom cards changed to twos or something else, two effect variations \n michael powers \n the spectator refuses to cut to the four aces \n allan ackerman
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Misplace Your Bets
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Inspired by
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1990
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40
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swivelleroo plus variation \n flourish cut to produce a card, preparing a double turnover ("long distance double") \n richard kaufman \n michael powers \n swivelleroo plus \n richard kaufman \n jon racherbaumer
1990
top secret stuff
Richard Kaufman, Michael Powers
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Swivelleroo Plus Variation
|
Also published here
|
1990
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c.c.c.p. \n "card case collectors plus", cased collectors, then deck in case and three selections travel from aces between jacks in center of deck \n michael powers \n card case collectors \n allan ackerman
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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C.C.C.P.
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Inspired by
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1990
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secret interlace move \n for collectors, biddle interlacing \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Secret Interlace Move
|
1990
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king t.u.t. \n "totally unbelievable transpo", card isolated from deck transposes with sandwiched card in center of deck, signed \n michael powers \n audacious transposition \n ken simmons
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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King T.U.T.
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Related to
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1990
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51
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more miracle card changes \n with unload under top card of deck \n edward marlo \n michael powers \n more miracle card changes \n edward marlo \n additions to a change \n ken simmons
1990
top secret stuff
Edward Marlo, Michael Powers
|
More Miracle Card Changes
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Related to
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1990
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52
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varying variance variant \n small packet ambitious card with four kings and a two, as a kicker the cards change to four twos and a king \n michael powers \n variance variant \n allan ackerman
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Varying Variance Variant
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Inspired by
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1990
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photo surrealism \n four blank faced cards change one by one into the first selection, then all at once into the second selection \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Photo Surrealism
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1990
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the fly \n a signed selection sandwiched between two black queens travels between the two red queens altough both pairs are secured by rubber bands, with color changing back kicker \n michael powers \n unexpected visitor \n michael powers \n the return of the fly \n tom frame
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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The Fly
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Related toVariations
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1990
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fourclosure \n spectator selects queen of hearts but magician finds queen of spades, then changes it to queen of diamonds, then clubs and finally hearts \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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FOURclosure
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1990
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blowing away the aces \n aces vanish one by one, then are seen to have collected three selection in center of deck \n michael powers \n collecting the vanishing aces \n geoffrey latta
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Blowing Away the Aces
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Inspired by
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1990
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65
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industrial strength aces \n slow-motion assembly, then aces vanish an reappear on packets à la jennings revelation \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Industrial Strength Aces
|
1990
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incomplete four way \n four card location, using riffle shuffle control with incomplete faro condition \n michael powers \n incomplete two way \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Incomplete Four Way
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Variations
|
1990
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unexpected development \n performer cuts to four blank cards, they print to the aces \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Unexpected Development
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1990
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tornado card \n straw through (business) card \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Tornado Card
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1990
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a case of indigestion \n three cards vanish between cannibal cards and are eventually found in case \n michael powers \n cannibal holocaust \n darwin ortiz
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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A CASE of Indigestion
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Variations
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1990
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case load from deck \n \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Case Load from Deck
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1990
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the invisible aces \n aces vanish one by one, reappear, change to kings \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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The Invisible Aces
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1990
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the impossible travellers \n combination of mcdonald aces and open travellers, three double facers \n michael powers \n the impossible travellers \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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The Impossible Travellers
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Also published here
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1990
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extension \n disassembly add-on \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Extension
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1990
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phantom of the operation \n jacks placed in case, three selections are placed in the case as well, cards taken out and they have interlaced, selections vanish, selections found face-up in deck at different positions \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Phantom of The OPERAtion
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1990
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casing less cards \n unloading cards on deck and placing less into case than it appears \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Casing Less Cards
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1990
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rising mistake \n wrong card rises up, a moment later it's changed into the selection \n michael powers \n rising mistake \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Rising Mistake
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Variations
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1990
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schrodinger's dream \n signed card penetrates through table twice, down and up \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Schrodinger's Dream
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1990
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the trap door card \n card with business information and trapdoor printed on it used for card-through-table, blank side of trapdoor card becomes signed selection \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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The Trap Door Card
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1990
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no palm corner in the glass \n two handlings \n michael powers \n the corner in the glass \n matt schulien
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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No Palm Corner in the Glass
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Inspired by
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1990
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mexican assembly \n strange combination of assembly, four-of-a-kind location, transformation, quick coincidence \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Mexican Assembly
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1990
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the alchemists' dream \n \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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The Alchemists' Dream
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1990
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china syndrome \n card repeatedly penetrates table, also into spectator's hands, then coin penetrates into spectator's hands, multiple handlings \n michael powers \n the dream boat dazzler \n chris hampton
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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China Syndrome
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Inspired by
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1990
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fusion/fission \n two quarters fuse to half dollar, then are broken into quarters again \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Fusion/Fission
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1990
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twisted reverse matrix \n hopping half set, double shell \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Twisted Reverse Matrix
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1990
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ultra fast coins across \n four coins, being two ahead twice \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Ultra Fast Coins Across
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1990
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jumbo finale \n half dollar grows to jumbo coin, changes back via tabled change with lapping \n michael powers \n jumbo coin jumbo \n allan hayden
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Jumbo Finale
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Inspired by
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1990
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bonus effect \n small card to normal card \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Bonus Effect
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1990
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twilight zone \n coin and mirror, coin also bent and straightened with mirror \n michael powers \n twilight \n paul harris \n tayari casel
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Twilight Zone
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Inspired by
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1990
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international matrix reverse \n \n michael powers \n clarke's third law \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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International Matrix Reverse
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Variations
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1990
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my cup runneth over \n with two mini cups, empty cream containers, they are filled again as climax \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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My Cup Runneth Over
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1990
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toothpick into straw \n toothpick travels into straw which is still wrapped \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Toothpick Into Straw
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1990
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jelly roll \n coin travels into breakfast jelly container, clear shell \n michael powers \n "marked coin in lighter" (bob chesbro) \n re-entry \n tom gagnon
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Jelly Roll
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Inspired by
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1990
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palmless card to pocket \n - appendix a
with bottom placement \n michael powers \n no palm aces to pocket \n edward marlo
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Palmless Card to Pocket
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Inspired by
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1990
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appendix b \n intro \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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Appendix B
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1990
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the secret double \n alternative to alignment move \n michael powers
1990
top secret stuff
Michael Powers
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The Secret Double
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1990
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biddling brown in the round \n \n edward marlo \n the twelve card thought transition \n edward g. brown \n red rover \n michael powers
1990
cardfixes
Edward Marlo
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Biddling Brown in the Round
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Inspired byVariations
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1990
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devilishly direct \n \n shigeo takagi \n elmer \n michael powers
1990
the amazing miracles of shigeo takagi
Shigeo Takagi
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Devilishly Direct
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Related to
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1990
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top secret stuff \n \n michael austin \n michael powers
1991
opus
Michael Austin (reviewer)
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Top Secret Stuff
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June 1991
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introduction \n \n michael powers
1991
plastic lady
Michael Powers
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Introduction
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1991
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top secret stuff \n \n jim sisti \n michael powers
1991
the magic menu
Jim Sisti (reviewer)
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Top Secret Stuff
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Jan./Feb. 1991
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holey terror ii \n \n jim sisti \n michael powers
1991
the magic menu
Jim Sisti (reviewer)
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Holey Terror II
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Mar./Apr. 1991
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mike powers top secret close-up \n \n michael weber \n michael powers
1991
magic
Michael Weber (reviewer)
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Mike Powers Top Secret Close-Up
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Dec. 1991
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introduction \n \n michael powers
1992
the olram aces — the impossible travellers
Michael Powers
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Introduction
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1992
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the impossible travellers \n mcdonald aces & open travelers combo \n michael powers \n the impossible travellers \n michael powers
1992
the olram aces — the impossible travellers
Michael Powers
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The Impossible Travellers
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Also published here
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1992
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extension \n disassembly add-on \n michael powers
1992
the olram aces — the impossible travellers
Michael Powers
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Extension
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1992
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pun \n pen up the nose \n michael powers
1993
the minotaur
Michael Powers
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Pun
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Sep. 1993
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holey terror iii \n \n michael weber \n michael powers
1993
magic
Michael Weber (reviewer)
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Holey Terror III
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June 1993
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the small packet all backs \n featuring ackerman's "quick four way" \n allan ackerman \n small packet all backs \n allan ackerman \n wes emberg \n evolution \n michael powers
1994
las vegas kardma
Allan Ackerman
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The Small Packet All Backs
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Inspired byVariations
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1994
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positive negative \n invisible coin and is flipped into the air, coin and heads/tails is predicted \n philip t. goldstein \n eliminate the negative \n john lovick \n flipped out \n michael powers \n ion man \n john bannon \n accentuate the positive \n bryce kuhlman \n the becker form \n hal barlow \n absolutely positive \n john holt \n proof positive \n david parr \n plus minus \n john george \n ion man \n john bannon
1994
syzygy
Philip T. Goldstein
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Positive Negative
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Related toVariations
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1994
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diminishing returns \n \n jim sisti \n michael powers
1994
the magic menu
Jim Sisti (reviewer)
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Diminishing Returns
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Nov./Dec. 1994
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diminishing returns \n \n stephen hobbs \n michael powers
1994
magic
Stephen Hobbs (reviewer)
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Diminishing Returns
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Oct. 1994
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dull/bright gaff \n idea to do the effect with two copper coins \n michael powers
1995
apocalypse
Michael Powers
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Dull/Bright Gaff
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Dec. 1995
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2592
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vip: very impossible penetration \n reviewed together with mac king \n mac king \n michael powers
1995
magic
Mac King (reviewer)
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VIP: Very Impossible Penetration
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Dec. 1995
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90
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m-mail \n signed card is folded and vanishes, found again folded inside cased deck next to second selection \n michael powers \n m-mail \n michael powers
1996
apocalypse
Michael Powers
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M-Mail
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Variations
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Oct. 1996
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2708
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flicker \n reviewed together with mac king \n michael close \n michael powers \n reality or fantasy \n michael powers \n michael close
1996
magic
Michael Close (reviewer)
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Flicker
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Related to
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Mar. 1996
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reality or fantasy \n - letters \n michael powers \n michael close \n flicker \n michael close \n michael powers
1996
magic
Michael Powers, Michael Close
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Reality or Fantasy
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Related to
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May 1996
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abbott's magic get together \n \n michael powers
1996
magic
Michael Powers
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Abbott's Magic Get Together
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Oct. 1996
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aces from nowhere \n two methods \n nick trost \n royal surprise \n michael powers
1997
the card magic of nick trost
Nick Trost
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Aces From Nowhere
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Variations
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1997
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hellraiser ii \n elevator effect with ace to four of hearts and two jokers \n peter duffie \n gold from straw elevator \n david solomon \n hell raiser iii \n michael powers \n hellraiser \n peter duffie \n straw elevator \n david solomon
1997
effortless card magic
Peter Duffie
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Hellraiser II
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Inspired byVariations
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1997
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power poker \n ten cards, spectator chooses five from pairs that are tabled, he receives a full house and the performer a royal flush \n alex elmsley \n the power of poker \n david solomon \n fair game \n paul vigil \n poker by perception \n unknown \n strip club \n bob farmer \n power poker \n alex elmsley \n double power poker \n nick trost \n poker stud \n jerry k. hartman \n power blind man's blackjack \n bob farmer \n overpowering poker \n michael weber \n natural poker power \n michael powers \n genii, oct. 1996 \n it's a small world \n alex elmsley \n double power poker \n nick trost \n sleightless poker power \n ken simmons \n mexican poker \n david solomon \n more poker power! \n michael demarco \n revised mexican poker \n david solomon
1997
alex is at it again
Alex Elmsley
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Power Poker
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Inspired byRelated toVariations- Sleightless Poker Power (Ken Simmons, 1998)
- Mexican Poker (David Solomon, 1998)
- Revised Mexican Poker (David Solomon, 1999)
- More Poker Power! (Michael DeMarco, 2000)
- The Power of Poker (David Solomon, 2004)
- Natural Poker Power (Michael Powers, 2006)
- Double Power Poker (Nick Trost, 2009)
- Strip Club (Bob Farmer, 2015)
- Double Power Poker (Nick Trost, 2015)
- Poker Stud (Jerry K. Hartman, 2015)
- Power Blind Man's Blackjack (Bob Farmer, 2015)
- Overpowering Poker (Michael Weber, 2017)
Also published here
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1997
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steinmeyer's nine card problem with seven cards \n \n david solomon \n bob brown's addition \n bob brown \n three + one \n michał kociołek \n the 7 card 21 card trick \n michael powers \n telephone magic \n eugene burger \n the nine card problem \n jim steinmeyer \n business sense \n rajneesh madhok \n alain nu \n detector solomónico \n alberto de figueiredo \n david solomon \n "remote control" (jim steinmeyer, the new invocation #43, feb. 1988)
1997
solomon's mind
David Solomon
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Steinmeyer's Nine Card Problem with Seven Cards
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Inspired byRelated to- "Remote Control" (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988)
Variations
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1997
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19
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abbott's close-up convention \n \n michael powers
1997
magic
Michael Powers
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Abbott's Close-Up Convention
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May 1997
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89
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abbott's magic get-together \n \n michael powers
1997
magic
Michael Powers
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Abbott's Magic Get-Together
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Oct. 1997
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87
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triathlon \n three card challenge location, sophisticated \n pit hartling \n triple mate \n harry lorayne \n two minds and a mate \n simon aronson \n tri-easy-thon \n michael powers
1998
das kleine grüne heft
Pit Hartling
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Triathlon
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Inspired byRelated toVariations
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1998
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24
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card coding by permutation \n coding a card by arrangement of four or five other cards
- reversible counting
- four-card coding
- a hole in four (the second gap)
- camel poker \n alex elmsley \n code 5 \n michael powers
1998
the looking glass
Alex Elmsley
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Card Coding by Permutation
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Variations
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Winter 1998
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161
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motor city close up conference \n \n michael powers
1998
magic
Michael Powers
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Motor City Close Up Conference
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Jan. 1998
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84
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three cards under a box \n last card in box \n guy hollingworth \n boxed surprise \n michael powers \n cases loaded \n guy hollingworth \n card to box sequence \n joshua jay
1999
drawing room deceptions
Guy Hollingworth
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Three Cards Under a Box
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Inspired byVariations
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1999
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243
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blind lemon aces \n aces lost in deck and produced from right hand ("not this hand, the other hand") \n jack carpenter \n blind lemon aces \n jack carpenter \n blinded by the hand \n benjamin earl \n the one-handed man \n tom rose \n a night at the stardust \n michael powers \n blind lemon aces \n jack carpenter \n blind pebble ace fling \n john bannon \n howlin' wolf aces \n jack carpenter
1999
impressing jodie foster
Jack Carpenter
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Blind Lemon Aces
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Related toVariationsAlso published here
|
1999
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10
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fechter's finger flicking frolic 1999 \n \n michael powers
1999
genii
Michael Powers
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Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic 1999
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July 1999
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33
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i.t.h. triumph \n in the hands \n michael powers \n i.t.h. triumph \n michael powers
1999
onyx
Michael Powers
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I.T.H. Triumph
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Also published here
|
Dec. 1999
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22
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progressive matrix \n using three coins glued on edges (e pluribus unum) \n michael powers \n progressive matrix \n michael powers
1999
magic
Michael Powers
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Progressive Matrix
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Also published here
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June 1999
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abbott's close-up convention \n \n michael powers
1999
magic
Michael Powers
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Abbott's Close-Up Convention
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June 1999
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81
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the return of the fly \n selection travels from one half to another, both halves are secured by rubber bands, with color changing back kicker \n tom frame \n the fly \n michael powers
1999
magic
Tom Frame
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The Return of the Fly
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Inspired by
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Oct. 1999
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single-deck holey terror \n traveling hole effect \n ken simmons \n michael powers' "holy terror"
1999
freebie
Ken Simmons
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Single-Deck Holey Terror
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Inspired by- Michael Powers' "Holy Terror"
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1999
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18
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the invisible card \n freely named card vanishes, then reappears reversed in deck \n simon aronson \n memories are made of this, 1999 \n the invisible card \n simon aronson \n invisible again \n michael powers \n invisible triumph \n rune carlsen
2001
try the impossible
Simon Aronson
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The Invisible Card
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VariationsAlso published here
|
2001
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the powers' payoff \n "presentation three", bill changes into "inverted dollar" with center upside down \n michael powers \n ron bauer \n "inverted dollar" (mike powers, close-up variety pack)
2001
bar bill stunt
Michael Powers, Ron Bauer
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The Powers' Payoff
|
Inspired by- "Inverted Dollar" (Mike Powers, Close-Up Variety Pack)
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2001
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search and destroy \n sleightless \n aaron fisher \n the searchers \n larry jennings \n searching for a thought \n allan ackerman \n aaron fisher \n impromptu searching for a thought \n allan ackerman \n aaron fisher \n search for the seven suspects \n gary plants \n convergysearchers \n john hostler \n gradual reuben \n eric stevens \n finders keepers \n michael powers \n needle in a haystack (and the damage done) \n tony cabral \n searching for a thought \n allan ackerman \n aaron fisher \n trapper keeper \n justin wheatley
2002
the paper engine
Aaron Fisher
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Search and Destroy
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Inspired byRelated toVariations- Finders Keepers (Michael Powers, 2006)
- Search for the Seven Suspects (Gary Plants, 2011)
- Searching for a Thought (Allan Ackerman, Aaron Fisher, 2012)
- Impromptu Searching for a Thought (Allan Ackerman, Aaron Fisher, 2012)
- Trapper Keeper (Justin Wheatley, 2013)
- Gradual Reuben (Eric Stevens, 2015)
- Needle in a Haystack (and the Damage Done) (Tony Cabral, 2019)
- Searching for a Thought (Allan Ackerman, Aaron Fisher, 2024)
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2002
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cannibal holocaust \n \n darwin ortiz \n a case of indigestion \n michael powers
2002
scams & fantasies with cards
Darwin Ortiz
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Cannibal Holocaust
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Inspired by
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2002
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126
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four-card revelation \n \n aaron fisher \n four-card revelation \n aaron fisher \n goin’ fishing \n michael powers
2002
genii
Aaron Fisher
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Four-Card Revelation
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VariationsAlso published here
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Dec. 2002
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match me \n do as i do with mates, four aces finale \n gary plants \n no palm match me \n michael powers \n the continuous do as i do \n patrick page \n do as i do aces \n brother john hamman \n match me \n gary plants
2004
lecture notes — the second super session
Gary Plants
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Match Me
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Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here
|
2004
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open travelers transpo redux \n kings put aside, open travelers with aces, one ace travels from kings packet to other aces, quartets transpose \n michael powers \n open travelers transpo redux \n michael powers \n open travelers transpo redux \n michael powers \n open travelers plus \n don england
2005
magic
Michael Powers
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Open Travelers Transpo Redux
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Inspired byAlso published here
|
Nov. 2005
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introduction \n \n michael powers
2006
power plays
Michael Powers
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Introduction
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2006
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11
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open travelers transpo redux \n kings put aside, open travelers with aces, one ace travels from kings packet to other aces, quartets transpose \n michael powers \n open travelers plus \n don england \n open travelers transpo redux \n michael powers
2006
power plays
Michael Powers
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Open Travelers Transpo Redux
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Inspired byAlso published here
|
2006
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impossible collectors \n queens tabled, later spectator places deck onto queens and cuts the deck for collectors revelation \n michael powers
2006
power plays
Michael Powers
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Impossible Collectors
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2006
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21
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i.t.h. triumph \n in the hands \n michael powers \n licked at last \n john luka \n stack safe poker triumph \n patrick g. redford \n i.t.h. triumph \n michael powers
2006
power plays
Michael Powers
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I.T.H. Triumph
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VariationsAlso published here
|
2006
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24
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red rover \n \n michael powers \n the twelve card thought transition \n edward g. brown \n biddling brown in the round \n edward marlo
2006
power plays
Michael Powers
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Red Rover
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Inspired by
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2006
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27
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ace to face \n aces to kings transformation climax \n michael powers
2006
power plays
Michael Powers
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Ace to Face
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2006
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30
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expert cards to pocket \n two signed cards, multiple phases, deck vanish phase, card to wallet climax with transposition \n michael powers \n phase 51 \n don england
2006
power plays
Michael Powers
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Expert Cards to Pocket
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Inspired by
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2006
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m-mail \n signed card is folded and vanishes, found again folded inside cased deck \n michael powers \n m-mail \n michael powers
2006
power plays
Michael Powers
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M-Mail
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Inspired by
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2006
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sawing a lady \n queen in card case with slit through it, card is pushed through case and queen \n michael powers \n ben harris idea in magic manuscript
2006
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Michael Powers
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Sawing A Lady
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Inspired by- Ben Harris idea in Magic Manuscript
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2006
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maxi switch \n black kings transpose, then they change to red kings, then to aces \n michael powers
2006
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Michael Powers
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Maxi Switch
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2006
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open prediction 999 \n prediction named
- variations (named card and memorized deck) \n michael powers
2006
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Michael Powers
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Open Prediction 999
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psychic birthday predictor \n selection matches card written on spectator's birthday in birthday calendar, card also predicted in envelope \n michael powers \n channel one no. 10
2006
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Michael Powers
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Psychic Birthday Predictor
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Also published here
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2006
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impromptu terror \n traveling hole effect
- phase 2: one hole jumps to another card
- phase 3: the holes are brought back together \n michael powers \n "holey terror" (michael powers, marketed item, 1983)
2006
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Michael Powers
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Impromptu Terror
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Inspired by- "Holey Terror" (Michael Powers, marketed item, 1983)
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natural poker power \n spectator gets royal flush
- alternate ending
- alternate ending ii \n michael powers \n power poker \n alex elmsley
2006
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Michael Powers
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Natural Poker Power
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Inspired by
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2006
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peel switch \n two cards peeled off packed into left hand, one switched for bottom card \n michael powers
2006
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Michael Powers
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Peel Switch
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2006
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twist on simon \n twisting with four queens, then three spectators get a packet with a queen each and it turns over in their hands, optional back color change \n joshua jay \n michael powers \n joel givens \n sympathetic control \n bill simon
2006
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Joshua Jay, Michael Powers, Joel Givens
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Twist on Simon
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the ambiguous card \n card chosen, miniature selection jumps out of deck, grows and shrinks again \n michael powers \n the ambiguous card \n michael powers
2006
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Michael Powers
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The amBIGuous Card
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Also published here
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2006
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best of all worlds \n \n michael powers \n out of this universe \n harry lorayne \n galaxy \n wyman jones \n paul harris \n doug conn version shown at motor city close up convention
2006
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Michael Powers
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Best of All Worlds
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Inspired by
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2006
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hoochie coochie aces \n aces lost into four piles, then found again \n michael powers \n vernon's aces \n dai vernon \n vernash's aces \n martin a. nash
2006
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Michael Powers
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Hoochie Coochie Aces
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Inspired byRelated to
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signed sealed and delivered \n unknown card signed on back, sandwiched with red jacks and put in card case, another card is signed on face, cased card turns out to be signed on both sides later
- signed, sealed and delivered the easy way \n peter gröning \n michael powers \n signed, sealed and delivered \n peter gröning \n "signed, sealed and delivered" (peter gröning, theseconddeal website, july 1999)
2006
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Peter Gröning, Michael Powers
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Signed Sealed and Delivered
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Inspired by
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the secret double \n slide-under switch action with alignment move type action to get a card underneath a single on top of the deck \n michael powers \n slide-under double lift substitute \n chuck king
2006
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Michael Powers
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The Secret Double
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Related to
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2006
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virus \n transformation routine with four red spot cards and the kings, transformation to aces as climax \n michael powers \n ascension \n philip t. goldstein \n masque of the red death \n michael powers
2006
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Michael Powers
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Virus
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reverse faro coincidence \n two spectators cut to cards and replace the cuts while back is turned, black jacks are removed and they find both selections, faro
- ending 1
- ending 2
- ending 3 \n michael powers \n "the pm principle" (michael powers, 1990 booklet) \n hard target \n darwin ortiz \n reverse faro coincidence redux \n michael powers
2006
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Michael Powers
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Reverse Faro Coincidence
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Inspired by- "The PM Principle" (Michael Powers, 1990 booklet)
Related toVariations
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2006
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punch intro \n on punched cards and the punch deal, credit information
- punching cards
- non-punched method \n michael powers
2006
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Michael Powers
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Punch Intro
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2006
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pm plus \n two spectators cut to cards and replace the cuts, performer deals through cards and finds selections without seeing faces
- naming the first selection
- naming the second selection
- non-memorized deck procedure
- non-stacked methods \n michael powers \n "the pm principle" (michael powers, 1990 booklet) \n bridging the deck switch \n john born
2006
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Michael Powers
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PM Plus
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Inspired by- "The PM Principle" (Michael Powers, 1990 booklet)
Variations
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2006
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punch drunk \n any card pocketed by spectator under fair conditions, performer deals through deck and says he'll stop at mate, cell phone rings and person at other end names selection, 50% punched deck (every other card)
- cell phone finish
- alternate finish (1)
- alternate finish (2)
- alternate finish (3) \n michael powers \n undiscovered possibilities - 1st effect \n edward marlo
2006
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Michael Powers
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Punch Drunk
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2006
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punch for two \n two fair selections found, 50% punched deck \n michael powers \n blown away \n juan tamariz
2006
power plays
Michael Powers
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Punch for Two
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Inspired by
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2006
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numerical analysis \n selection ends up at total of cut-off packet after mixing procedure, penelope
- alternate presentations (an open prediction, a closed prediction) \n michael powers \n numerical reverse revisited \n john born
2006
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Michael Powers
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Numerical Analysis
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Variations
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2006
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hide and seek \n selection fairly lost, faro \n michael powers \n "the cardician is in!" (doug canning, card capers) \n late night location \n alex elmsley
2006
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Michael Powers
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Hide and Seek
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Inspired by- "The Cardician is In!" (Doug Canning, Card Capers)
Related to
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2006
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heisting histed heisted \n twenty-five duplicates
- non gaffed ideas
- heavily gaffed methods (jumbo cards) \n michael powers \n the twenty-five card trick \n sam leo horowitz \n heisting histed heisted 3.0 \n michael powers \n histed heisted \n simon aronson
2006
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Michael Powers
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Heisting Histed Heisted
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Inspired byRelated toVariations
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sunken treasure \n spectator cuts to a card and replaces his packet in center of rest, card located \n michael powers
2006
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Michael Powers
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Sunken Treasure
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2006
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code 5 \n five cards removed from deck, one hidden, assistant is shown other four cards and names fifth one, repeat in which a card is cased and divined \n michael powers \n card coding by permutation \n alex elmsley
2006
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Michael Powers
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Code 5
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Inspired by
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2006
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coding for your partner \n area on pad, silent code \n michael powers
2006
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Michael Powers
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Coding for your Partner
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2006
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the 7 card 21 card trick \n - telephone method \n michael powers \n steinmeyer's nine card problem with seven cards \n david solomon
2006
power plays
Michael Powers
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The 7 Card 21 Card Trick
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Inspired by
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2006
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total freedom \n five selections found after cato and mixing procedure \n michael powers
2006
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Michael Powers
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Total Freedom
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2006
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cut and run \n ideas of placement principle
- simple coincidence
- faro 53
- use of a special key card
- non faro method
- another approach \n michael powers \n eyes of the gods \n john hamilton \n riffle shuffle control \n karl fulves
2006
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Michael Powers
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Cut and Run
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Inspired byRelated to
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animazement \n stick figure animates on back of deck and draws x on selection, deck shown normal before and after except a single card with the figure on its back \n michael powers \n "animator" (david harkey)
2006
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Michael Powers
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Animazement
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Inspired by- "Animator" (David Harkey)
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2006
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back to back \n card signed on face, it is shown to have a blank back, another selection signed on back is shown to have blank face, cards fuse to normal card with both signatures \n michael powers
2006
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Michael Powers
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Back to Back
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2006
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the mystery card \n blank cards get some business logo \n michael powers \n "gypsy curse" (peter kane)
2006
power plays
Michael Powers
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The Mystery Card
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Inspired by- "Gypsy Curse" (Peter Kane)
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2006
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red shift \n four blue-backed jokers, turn red one by one, then whole deck is red-backed, red/blue double backer \n michael powers \n the blushing jokers \n peter kane \n surprising jokers \n "magic" christian stelzel
2006
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Michael Powers
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Red Shift
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Inspired by
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2006
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subtle princess \n performer and spectator each select a card from a five-card packet, performer finds spectator's card and vice versa \n michael powers \n "people's princess" (jon racherbaumer, gemini online board)
2006
power plays
Michael Powers
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Subtle Princess
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Inspired by- "People's Princess" (Jon Racherbaumer, GeMiNi online board)
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2006
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invisible triumph \n selection turns over in other deck then triumph with original deck, rough smooth & cheek to cheek combination \n michael powers \n invisible triumph \n robert d. michaels \n david ben \n michael close \n bob farmer \n michael weber
2006
power plays
Michael Powers
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Invisible Triumph
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Related to
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2006
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double decker sandwich \n bluff sandwich, selection tabled, repeat with transposition with tabled first selection, duplicate \n michael powers \n bluff sandwich \n edward marlo
2006
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Michael Powers
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Double Decker Sandwich
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Inspired by
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2006
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finders keepers \n named progressive sandwich \n michael powers \n search and destroy \n aaron fisher \n finessed finders keepers \n michael powers
2006
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Michael Powers
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Finders Keepers
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Inspired byVariations
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2006
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the money game \n card signed and lost, seven envelopes with money, lie detector and answers are spelled with envelopes, remaining envelope contains selection \n michael powers \n the money game revisited \n michael powers
2006
power plays
Michael Powers
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The Money Game
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Variations
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2006
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tri-easy-thon \n card selected, thought of and removed, all divined
- impromptu method (clocking) \n michael powers \n triathlon \n pit hartling
2006
power plays
Michael Powers
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Tri-EASY-Thon
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Inspired by
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2006
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flipped out \n - spectator's coin across
- spectator's coin through the table \n michael powers \n ron jaxon \n antony gerard
2006
power plays
Michael Powers, Ron Jaxon, Antony Gerard
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Flipped Out
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2006
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ten to one \n with visible transformation on spectator's hand, magnetic shell \n michael powers
2006
power plays
Michael Powers
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Ten To One
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2006
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tarnex \n copper/silver coin with heavily tarnished and shiny side \n michael powers
2006
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Michael Powers
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Tarnex
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2006
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matrix reverse surprise \n reverse matrix with four half dollars, change into different coins as finale \n michael powers
2006
power plays
Michael Powers
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Matrix Reverse Surprise
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2006
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expanding expenditure \n coin tossed on mat grows to jumbo coin, vanishes and reappears \n michael powers
2006
power plays
Michael Powers
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Expanding Expenditure
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2006
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