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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	AA	Categories
merlin's "lost" ace trick \n  \n jack merlin \n double deal (& lost aces) \n patrick cook \n lost aces for experts \n david ben \n jack merlin 1940 expert card technique Jack Merlin	Merlin's "Lost" Ace Trick		Related to Double Deal (& Lost Aces) (Patrick Cook, 1979) Lost Aces For Experts (David Ben, Jack Merlin, 2003)	1940	Expert Card Technique	233		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Classic
braue poker deal \n getting the aces, faro stack \n frederick braue \n bertram, braue and ben \n david ben \n two routines - one: the braue poker deal redux \n tony cabral 1940 expert card technique Frederick Braue	Braue Poker Deal	getting the aces, faro stack	Variations Bertram, Braue And Ben (David Ben, 2005) Two Routines - One: The Braue Poker Deal Redux (Tony Cabral, 2020)	1940	Expert Card Technique	150		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Stacking / Riffle Stacking
everybody's card, i \n transforms into four chosen cards, platform \n  unknown \n everybody's card, iii \n david ben 1948 the royal road to card magic Unknown	Everybody's Card, I	transforms into four chosen cards, platform	Related to Everybody's Card, III (David Ben, 2003)	1948	The Royal Road to Card Magic	281		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / General Card
holy smoke \n rolled flash paper becomes cigarette, two half dollars appear and change into bill \n david ben 1982 pabular David Ben	Holy Smoke	rolled flash paper becomes cigarette, two half dollars appear and change into bill		1982	Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 1)	972		→ Bill / Transformation → Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Transformation Coin - Object → Coin / Effect Themes / Production Routines & Vanish/Reproduction Routines / With Props / Cigarette → Light & Fire / Flash Paper & Material → Cigarette/Cigar / Appearance / Miscellaneous
check-out time \n check in restaurant is torn, pieces vanished, reappear in purse \n david ben 1983 apocalypse vol. 6-10 David Ben	Check-Out Time	check in restaurant is torn, pieces vanished, reappear in purse		July 1983	Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 6 No. 7)	793		→ Paper / Torn & Restored
ringing in the gaff \n matrix effect with dice or sugar cubes \n david ben 1984 epoptica David Ben	Ringing in the Gaff	matrix effect with dice or sugar cubes		1984	Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)	314		→ Dice (small) / Traveling → Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Sugar Cubes / Chink-a-Chink
how sweet it is! \n bill in sugar packet \n david ben 1985 apocalypse vol. 6-10 David Ben	How Sweet It Is!	bill in sugar packet		Apr. 1985	Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 8 No. 4)	1050		→ Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Miscellaneous
shorter and sweeter \n sugar vanishes, reappears in coffee \n david ben \n bitter sweet \n david ben 1985 epoptica David Ben	Shorter and Sweeter	Sugar vanishes, reappears in coffee	Also published here Bitter Sweet (David Ben, 2003)	1985	Epoptica (Issue 7)	427		→ Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Traveling & Vanish / Hands (mostly)
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 jim krenz \n invisible triumph \n david ben \n michael weber \n michael close \n bob farmer \n invisible triumph \n michael powers 1986 apocalypse vol. 6-10 Robert D. Michaels, David Ben, Michael Close, Bob Farmer, Michael Weber	Invisible Triumph	rough smooth, for credit information see reference	Related to Invisible Triumph (Jim Krenz, 1994) Invisible Triumph (David Ben, Michael Weber, Michael Close, Bob Farmer, 2003) Invisible Triumph (Michael Powers, 2006)	May 1986	Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 9 No. 5)	1207		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Think Triumph & Named Triumph → Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Brainwave & Invisible Deck
extension of credit \n credit card is visibly strechted \n david ben 1987 epoptica David Ben	Extension of Credit	credit card is visibly strechted		1987	Epoptica (Issue 9)	493		→ Credit Card
invisible triumph \n spectator shuffles, all card roughed on back \n jim krenz \n invisible triumph \n robert d. michaels \n david ben \n michael close \n bob farmer \n michael weber 1994 notable magic! Jim Krenz	Invisible Triumph	spectator shuffles, all card roughed on back	Related to Invisible Triumph (Robert D. Michaels, David Ben, Michael Close, Bob Farmer, Michael Weber, 1986)	1994	Notable Magic!	18		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Classic Effect (with or without selections) → Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Miscellaneous
sleeving techniques of ross bertram and emil jarrow \n general comments, described by david ben \n ross bertram \n emil jarrow 1996 the looking glass Ross Bertram, Emil Jarrow	Sleeving Techniques of Ross Bertram and Emil Jarrow	general comments, described by David Ben		1996	The Looking Glass (Issue 1)	11		→ Sleeving Techniques
the conjurer's dream \n miser's dream routine \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	The Conjurer's Dream	Miser's Dream routine		2003	Tricks	147		→ Coin / Effect Themes / Production Routines & Vanish/Reproduction Routines / With Props / Handkerchief → Coin / Effect Themes / Production Routines & Vanish/Reproduction Routines / Miser's Dream
cards to pocket \n ten cards \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Cards To Pocket	ten cards		2003	Tricks	150		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Multiple Cards / Up the Sleeve type
dribble side jog \n retaining separation while dribbling \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Dribble Side Jog	retaining separation while dribbling		2003	Tricks	42		→ Cards / Sleights / Jog Techniques / Retaining & Setting a Jog / Hands
top card glimpse \n  \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Top Card Glimpse			2003	Tricks	43		→ Cards / Sleights / Glimpse / Top and Bottom at once → Cards / Sleights / Glimpse / Top or near Top
book turnover on table \n or bilis?! \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Book Turnover on Table	or Bilis?!		2003	Tricks	58		→ Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Double Card Handlings → Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Laydowns on Table
gravity sleeving \n  \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Gravity Sleeving			2003	Tricks	83		→ Coin / Sleights / Sleeving
coin duplication \n  \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Coin Duplication			2003	Tricks	159		→ Coin / Effect Themes / Production Routines & Vanish/Reproduction Routines / Bare Handed - Production only
postage prediction \n prediction of the value and country of stamp, double faced stamp force \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Postage Prediction	prediction of the value and country of stamp, double faced stamp force		2003	Tricks	3		→ Stamp / Prediction
introduction \n  \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Introduction			2003	Tricks	vii		→ Articles / Intros & Epilogues
just another packet trick \n destroyed bill in sugar packet \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Just Another Packet Trick	destroyed bill in sugar packet		2003	Tricks	6		→ Bill / Torn & Restored → Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Miscellaneous
out of the ordinary \n  \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Out Of The Ordinary			2003	Tricks	35		→ Articles / Articles
bitter sweet \n sugar vanishes, reappears in coffee \n david ben \n shorter and sweeter \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Bitter Sweet	Sugar vanishes, reappears in coffee	Also published here Shorter and Sweeter (David Ben, 1985)	2003	Tricks	11		→ Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Traveling & Vanish / Hands (mostly)
career management \n  \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Career Management			2003	Tricks	77		→ Articles / Articles
extension of credit \n credit card is visibly strechted, with repeat presentation \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Extension of Credit	credit card is visibly strechted, with Repeat Presentation		2003	Tricks	13		→ Credit Card
listen to me \n  \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Listen To Me			2003	Tricks	103		→ Articles / Articles
bad habits \n cigarette through bottle cap \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Bad Habits	cigarette through bottle cap		2003	Tricks	19		→ Bottle / Bottle Caps → Cigarette/Cigar / Penetration
parlor secrets \n - length of performance - length of individual tricks - type of tricks - be seen/be heard - set the stage - get on - get off - program placement - add value - illusions - image enhancement \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Parlor Secrets	Length of Performance Length of Individual Tricks Type of Tricks Be Seen/Be Heard Set the Stage Get On - Get Off Program Placement Add Value Illusions Image Enhancement		2003	Tricks	133		→ Articles / Articles
worse habits \n cups & balls with a cigarette paper and a bottle cap \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Worse Habits	cups & balls with a cigarette paper and a bottle cap		2003	Tricks	23		→ Bottle / Bottle Caps → Paper / Miscellaneous → Cup / Cups & Balls / One Cup & Chop Cup Routines
tricks \n  \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Tricks			2003	Tricks	161		→ Articles / Articles
scripts \n the scripts for - alchemy revisited - the conjuror's dream - cards to pocket \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Scripts	the scripts for Alchemy Revisited The Conjuror's Dream Cards to Pocket		2003	Tricks	162		→ Articles / Articles
acknowledgements \n  \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Acknowledgements			2003	Tricks	175		→ Articles / Intros & Epilogues
spirit writing \n named word appears on cigarette paper \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Spirit Writing	named word appears on cigarette paper		2003	Tricks	27		→ Paper / Appearing Writing/Photos... → Paper / Mental Stuff
ringing in the gaff \n matrix effect with sugar cubes \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Ringing In The Gaff	matrix effect with sugar cubes		2003	Tricks	30		→ Salt, Pepper & Sugar / Sugar Cubes / Chink-a-Chink
wine and roses \n floating rose \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Wine and Roses	Floating Rose		2003	Tricks	33		→ Flower / Real / Floatation
remember and forget \n  \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Remember and Forget			2003	Tricks	41		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Remember and Forget
dunbury drop \n  \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Dunbury Drop			2003	Tricks	46		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Partagas Sell (Dunbury Delusion)
window to the soul \n  \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Window To The Soul			2003	Tricks	49		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Open Prediction Theme
stop! the lucky prediction \n spectator finds predicted card \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Stop! The Lucky Prediction	spectator finds predicted card		2003	Tricks	52		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Prediction in form of Mates
just four variety \n odd poker hand transforms into a royal flush \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Just Four Variety	odd poker hand transforms into a Royal Flush		2003	Tricks	54		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Pokerhand Transformations
turnover travelers \n  \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Turnover Travelers			2003	Tricks	56		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Open Travelers
oil and water \n  \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Oil and Water			2003	Tricks	61		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / One Back Color
tabled biddle spread \n  \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Tabled Biddle Spread			2003	Tricks	63		→ Cards / Sleights / False Display / Spread which hides cards → Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Table Spreads
lost aces for experts \n  \n david ben \n jack merlin \n merlin's "lost" ace trick \n jack merlin 2003 tricks David Ben, Jack Merlin	Lost Aces For Experts		Inspired by Merlin's "Lost" Ace Trick (Jack Merlin, 1940)	2003	Tricks	66		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Classic
scarne-bertram prediction \n card chosen from tabled mess matches prediction \n david ben \n john scarne \n charles bertram \n scarne-bertram prediction \n john scarne \n ross bertram 2003 tricks David Ben, John Scarne, Charles Bertram	Scarne-Bertram Prediction	card chosen from tabled mess matches prediction	Also published here Scarne-Bertram Prediction (John Scarne, Ross Bertram, 2008)	2003	Tricks	71		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card
card on ceiling \n  \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Card On Ceiling			2003	Tricks	74		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card on Ceiling or Wall
devaluation detailed \n half dollar transforms into dime, dime vanishes \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Devaluation Detailed	half dollar transforms into dime, dime vanishes		2003	Tricks	83		→ Coin / Effect Themes / Vanish Routines / Bare Handed → Coin / Effect Themes / Transformation / Miscellaneous
wonder coin \n coin through hand, coin above chose card, melts through cards in second phase leaving hole, see also bob farmer's "journey to the center of the deck" (linking ring sep. 1983) \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Wonder Coin	coin through hand, coin above chose card, melts through cards in second phase leaving hole, see also Bob Farmer's "Journey to the Center of the Deck" (Linking Ring Sep. 1983)		2003	Tricks	85		→ Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Hand → Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card → Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck → Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Coin Cut & Variations
invisible triumph \n rough smooth \n david ben \n michael weber \n michael close \n bob farmer 2003 tricks David Ben, Michael Weber, Michael Close, Bob Farmer	Invisible Triumph	rough smooth		2003	Tricks	90		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Deck → Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Think Triumph & Named Triumph → Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Brainwave & Invisible Deck
in-the-hands zarrow shuffle \n tilt \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	In-the-Hands Zarrow Shuffle	tilt		2003	Tricks	91		→ Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Oddities → Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / In the Hands → Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / False / Zarrow type Shuffles
alpha faux \n presentation for "alpha mental": computer predicts chosen word \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Alpha Faux	presentation for "Alpha Mental": computer predicts chosen word		2003	Tricks	95		→ CD / Record → Newspaper / Newspaper Test
zip mindreading \n book test presentation: computer predicts words \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Zip Mindreading	book test presentation: computer predicts words		2003	Tricks	98		→ Book / Book Test
psychic cellular \n cell-phone guesses the chosen card \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Psychic Cellular	cell-phone guesses the chosen card		2003	Tricks	100		→ Cellular Phone & Smartphone → Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / Medium at the Other end
cocktail wizard \n  \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Cocktail Wizard			2003	Tricks	102		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / Medium at the Other end
restoration theatre \n bill in envelope is burned and restored from the ashes \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Restoration Theatre	bill in envelope is burned and restored from the ashes		2003	Tricks	109		→ Bill / Traveling / Impossible Location / Miscellaneous → Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes
matchless psychometry \n spectators write phone numbers inside matchboxes, performer returns each to spectator \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Matchless Psychometry	spectators write phone numbers inside matchboxes, performer returns each to spectator		2003	Tricks	113		→ Match & Matchbox / Matchbox/Matchbook → Mental Magic / Effects / Psychometry Effects
abstract thought \n performer paints magic square for a thought-of age. \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Abstract Thought	performer paints magic square for a thought-of age.		2003	Tricks	117		→ Clipboard → Numbers / Magic Square → Paper / Mental Stuff → Mental Magic / Effects / Telepathy
tossed on stage \n tossed out deck version, five spectators \n david ben \n pokerface \n bill abbott 2003 tricks David Ben	Tossed On Stage	tossed out deck version, five spectators	Variations Pokerface (Bill Abbott, 2008)	2003	Tricks	119		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type → Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Tossed Out Deck
design duplication \n performer draws thought-of symbols, using stooge \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Design Duplication	performer draws thought-of symbols, using stooge		2003	Tricks	125		→ Mental Magic / Effects / Design Duplication
everybody's card, iii \n  \n david ben \n everybody's card, i \n  unknown 2003 tricks David Ben	Everybody's Card, III		Inspired by Everybody's Card, I (Unknown, 1948)	2003	Tricks	128		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / General Card
alchemy revisited \n using pochettes and a second ring \n david ben 2003 tricks David Ben	Alchemy Revisited	using pochettes and a second ring		2003	Tricks	143		→ Ring / Finger Rings / Penetration / Ring on Stick
bertram, braue and ben \n combination with 2 more phases: 6 handed deal, texas hold'em deal, table faros \n david ben \n braue poker deal \n frederick braue 2005 penumbra David Ben	Bertram, Braue And Ben	combination with 2 more phases: 6 handed deal, Texas Hold'em deal, table faros	Inspired by Braue Poker Deal (Frederick Braue, 1940)	2005	Penumbra (Issue 9)	12		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Miscellaneous → Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Stacking / Riffle Stacking → Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Hold em
tabled multiple shift \n  \n ross bertram \n david ben \n s. w. erdnase 2005 penumbra Ross Bertram, David Ben, S. W. Erdnase	Tabled Multiple Shift			2005	Penumbra (Issue 9)	12		→ Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Shifts / Tabled
six player stack \n using table faros and false dealing \n david ben 2005 penumbra David Ben	Six Player Stack	using table faros and false dealing		2005	Penumbra (Issue 9)	14		→ Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Stacking
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	Invisible Triumph	selection turns over in other deck then Triumph with original deck, rough smooth & cheek to cheek combination	Related to Invisible Triumph (Robert D. Michaels, David Ben, Michael Close, Bob Farmer, Michael Weber, 1986)	2006	Power Plays	159		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects → Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer → Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Think Triumph & Named Triumph → Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Brainwave & Invisible Deck
scarne-bertram prediction \n card chosen from tabled mess matches prediction \n john scarne \n ross bertram \n scarne-bertram prediction \n david ben \n john scarne \n charles bertram 2008 prolix John Scarne, Ross Bertram	Scarne-Bertram Prediction	card chosen from tabled mess matches prediction	Also published here Scarne-Bertram Prediction (David Ben, John Scarne, Charles Bertram, 2003)	2008	Prolix (Issue 5)	273		→ Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card
pokerface \n  \n bill abbott \n tossed on stage \n david ben 2008 cabaret card magic Bill Abbott	Pokerface		Inspired by Tossed On Stage (David Ben, 2003)	2008	Cabaret Card Magic	13		→ Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type → Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Mind Reading / Tossed Out Deck
the david ben shuffle \n unclear wether by david ben or dedicated to him \n msgr. vincent foy \n david ben 2011 a cut above Msgr. Vincent Foy, David Ben	The David Ben Shuffle	unclear wether by David Ben or dedicated to him		2011	A Cut Above	210		→ Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / One handed Shuffles
tabled spread turnover \n  \n david ben \n bernard bilis 2011 maelstrom David Ben, Bernard Bilis	Tabled Spread Turnover			2011	Maelstrom	74		→ Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Double Card Handlings → Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Laydowns on Table
the trapdoor issue #5 \n on creating magic, stewart james, david ben, credit check \n steve beam \n creating magic \n steve beam 2011 the trapdoor - volume one Steve Beam	The Trapdoor Issue #5	on Creating Magic, Stewart James, David Ben, Credit Check	Related to Creating Magic (Steve Beam, 1984)	2011	The Trapdoor - Volume One (Issue Addendum)	xv		→ Articles / Articles
quotable quotes \n  \n roy walton \n david ben \n wall street journal, june 25-26, 2011 \n magic circular, march 2011 2011 prolix Roy Walton, David Ben	Quotable Quotes		Also published here Wall Street Journal, June 25-26, 2011 Magic Circular, March 2011	2011	Prolix (Issue 9)	602		→ Articles / Articles
gilbreath's second principle \n spectator shuffles the cards, deals out five hands, one of the hands is a good hand, but the hand of the imaginary partner gets a straight flush, uses ideas from herb zarrow and ron wohl \n persi diaconis \n ron graham \n ronald a. wohl (ravelli) \n herb zarrow \n "u-shuffle poker" (david ben, zarrow, a lifetime of magic) \n gilbreath poker \n matt baker 2012 magical mathematics Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham, Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli), Herb Zarrow	Gilbreath's Second Principle	Spectator shuffles the cards, deals out five hands, one of the hands is a good hand, but the hand of the imaginary partner gets a straight flush, uses ideas from Herb Zarrow and Ron Wohl	Related to "U-shuffle Poker" (David Ben, Zarrow, A Lifetime of Magic) Variations Gilbreath Poker (Matt Baker, 2019)	2012	Magical Mathematics	66		→ Cards / Principles / Gilbreath Principle → Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Spectator gets winning Hand
revelation \n  \n jamy ian swiss \n dai vernon \n david ben \n genii, july 2008 2017 light and heat Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer)	Revelation	by Dai Vernon (written by David Ben)	Also published here Genii, July 2008	2017	Light and Heat	117		→ Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes