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Edward Marlo Simple Shift
Related toVariations 1953 58
Harry Lorayne Fourtitude Four-spot as locator, faro
VariationsAlso published here Oct. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 318)
80
Stanley Collins, Cy Endfield Aces for Connoisseurs Collins Aces
Variations 1955 46
Dai Vernon Ginsburg Poke
Related toVariations 1959 36
Harry Lorayne Mated! spectator finds two mates
Variations 1962 175
Harry Lorayne Magician vs. Gambler cards to pocket finale
Related toVariations 1964 27
Jon Racherbaumer Last-Minute Departure
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Apr. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 4)
28
Peter Kane Jazz Aces
VariationsAlso published here 1971 8
Roy Walton Jefferson's Jest card vanishes from plastic envelope
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1971 27
Jim Surprise Surprise Collectors
Related toVariations 1972 21
Jerry Mentzer Quick Nomad Aces
Inspired byVariations 1972 94
Ken Krenzel Progressive Aces two methods
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1975
Epilogue (Issue Special No 2)
253
Peter Kane, Gustave Southall Gil's Game spectator cannot win in red-black game in which he has to select groups of one color
Related to
  • New Pentagram, June 1970
VariationsAlso published here
1975 4
Karl Fulves Going.... Aces vanish one at a time on deck, credit information, Ace-vanish idea with double backer by Vosburgh
Related toVariations May 1975 959
Larry Jennings Stabbed Coincidence prediction, selection is stabbed in deck, four-of-a-kind found
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1976 2
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Matched Picture Cards picture cards shown to be mixed, then later all paired up in mates
VariationsAlso published here 1976 3
Harry Lorayne The Spectator Locates spectator located last Ace with an indicator card and improvisation
Variations 1977 90
Bernard Bilis Pair-A-Noic spectator cuts off cards, two cards turn over in rest sandwiching selection and values total number of cut-off packet, set-up
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 12)
136
Al Smith Cross Over Aces using pick-up from wrong packets, see p. 37 for variation by David Britland
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1978
The Talon (Issue 2)
13
Martin A. Nash The Eight-Card Poker Challenge stacking kings and aces for any players, faro & second deal
Related to 1979 408
Al Smith Where Have All the Aces Gone?
Variations Aug. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 8)
724
Al Smith The SMITH Shift to the top, with jogged card
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 1979
The Talon (Issue 5)
54
Al Smith, Peter Kane Seconds Out mates of selected card are at the same position in three packets
Inspired byRelated to Feb. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 2)
803
Al Smith, Arthur Day, Fred Snooks Fumdubulators
  • producing false teeth and a skull
  • floating crisp
  • producing a potato from a crisp bag (Arthur day)
  • Irish Key Ring, key ring on false end of a key, gag (Arthur Day)
  • bar bet with matchbox (Fred Snooks)
Apr. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 4)
836
Al Smith Krix twisting Ace to Four, Four changes in the end
May 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 5)
846
Al Smith Asque sandwich catch, dribble
VariationsAlso published here Sep. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 9)
908
Al Smith Heavy Metal Aces
Variations 1980
The Talon (Issue 6)
77
Roy Johnson Eingekastelt two-phase transposition of two cards, one in the case
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • Everyman Cards, 1979
1980 5
Al Smith Court Card Connexion picture cards shown to be mixed, then later all paired up in mates
Inspired byRelated to
  • Al Smith's earlier handling in Abra #1768
VariationsAlso published here
1980 1
Al Smith Cross Over Aces using pick-up from wrong packets
Also published here 1980 2
Al Smith Stebbinside unknown card pocketed by spectator, another card is sandwiched via faro, it's the mate
Inspired by
  • "Si Stebbins Hits The Trail" (Al Smith, Abra)
1980 3
Al Smith Tradacez
Inspired by 1980 5
Al Smith Combo: One spectator places reversed card in center, performer cuts tabled deck, card below reversed card is mated of reversed card
Inspired by 1980 8
Al Smith Combo: Two spectator stabs a King into the deck between two other Kings
Related to 1980 8
Larry Jennings Business Card Prophecy Move Handling for credit information see Busby review
Related to 1980 9
Al Smith Combo: Three card travels to tabled sandwich, it is removed and lost in deck and travels to sandwich again
1980 10
Al Smith Combo: Four card travels from between black Kings to red Kings, using deck
1980 11
Al Smith Combo: Five simplified Visitor
1980 12
Al Smith Perpetual Ginsberg four Ace production using the poke action
Inspired byRelated to 1980 14
Al Smith Cut:22 two card revelation using cut deeper force
Inspired by
  • "Quadruple Profit" (Dave Solomon, Sticks and Stones No. 7)
1980 16
Al Smith The Smith Shift
Inspired byAlso published here 1980 17
Al Smith Surprise Ambush collectors with odd-backed collector cards, duplicate
Inspired by 1980 20
Al Smith On Duplicates having one in every deck
1980 22
Al Smith Trio two cards chosen from one deck are located with an indicator card chosen from another deck
Inspired by 1980 22
Al Smith P.C. Change
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 24
Al Smith Kace two-phase transposition of two cards, one in the case
Inspired by 1980 25
Al Smith WBD - Well Behaved Deck in the hands
1980 28
Al Smith WATA - Where Are The Aces? Collins Aces, spelling finish
Inspired by 1980 30
Al Smith Senior Control overhand lift shuffle handling
1980 32
Al Smith Botstok overhand lift shuffle for bottom stock
1980 34
Al Smith Adding Cards placing certain number of cards above top stock with lift overhand shuffle
1980 35
Al Smith Magic Countdown spectator remembers card and its position, after a shuffle it is no longer in its position but spelled with word "MAGIC", faro
1980 36
Al Smith Jazlik 4&4
Inspired by 1980 37
Al Smith Gambit small packet ambitious card routine with Ace through Four, all change to Aces as climax
Inspired by
  • "Ace Opener" (Wayne Dobson, Third Notes)
1980 39
Chris Michaels, Jerry K. Hartman, Al Smith San-Tran credit correction on page 600 and 647
June 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 6)
501
Al Smith, Wayne Dobson Twitch Switch "P.C. Change"
Also published here 1981
The Talon (Issue 7)
107
Al Smith Perdup spectator cuts off cards, he stabs a card in the deck between two cards that add up to the number of cut-off cards
Inspired by 1981 2
Al Smith Kings & Witch sandwiched unknown card is cut into deck, it turns out to be later selection, using Business Card Prophecy Move
1981 4
Al Smith Ten-Two standard transposition with duplicate, position of each card is indicated by a coin of the same value
Related to 1981 5
Al Smith Royal Steal card placed in clear plastic envelope is sandwiched, it vanishes and appears in deck
Inspired by 1981 6
Al Smith Audition Aces Aces produced, then they vanish on top of the deck one by one, Vernon Fooled Houdini sequence, then Aces reappear, one Ace in pocket transposes with one Ace in the deck, duplicate
Related to 1981 9
Al Smith Reaper Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces lost and then dealt out in a deal, one group to each of four spectators, faro
1981 11
Al Smith Damon
Inspired by 1981 13
Al Smith Overcount in Pairs taking a single card at one point
1981 13
Al Smith Jumping Jokers with jokers
Also published here 1981 15
Al Smith Asque two cards used to catch selection during dribbling action on the table
Inspired by
  • "Gone Fishing" (Roger Curzon, Second Lecture Notes)
Also published here
1981 17
Al Smith Asque Again sandwich catch, dribble
Inspired by 1981 18
Al Smith Pointing the Way see correction on page 1139
Inspired by Dec. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 7)
1070
Al Smith Twisted Nerve! Jack, Queen, King and Ace, twisting the Aces type, then Ace changes into other cards and all cards are changing into the Ace and back to normal again
Nov. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 19)
364
Peter Kane Son of Tetradism mates of selected card are at the same position in three packets
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1982 71
Mike Bornstein Sandwich Triumph sandwich cards end up reversed with selection in between, after triumph
Variations 1982 24
Al Smith Fresh Sliced sandwich/triumph combo
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 12)
1147
Al Smith Production Move
Related to Nov. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 2)
1176
Al Smith Terror! only odd backed card is selected in deck, duplicate with same back as deck is found reversed
Jan. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 21)
405
Al Smith Jumping Jokers with jokers
Related toAlso published here Jan. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 21)
410
Al Smith Off-Skanner
Feb. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 22)
417
Al Smith Contagion face down card in center of the deck transposes with face down card on the table
Feb. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 22)
426
David Britland The Blues Brothers assembly with Aces, color changing back kicker
Inspired byVariations 1984 9
Al Smith Fifty-Percent Solution performer tries to cut four queens, finds three then an ace, then queens are transformed into aces and queens found reversed in deck, in case and in wallet
Inspired by 1984 166
Al Smith, Wayne Dobson Twitch Switch
Related toAlso published here Jan. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 33)
648
Al Smith, Stephen Tucker In the Masters' Image card selected, the other three cards of the same value are shown to be in different pockets, multiple methods
Mar. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 35)
688
Gary Ouellet Three-Second Wonder crossing hands when turning over top cards, inspiration according to "JawDroppers!"
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Apr. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 4)
1335
Marty Kane Poke Poker kind of Royal Flush Production build around "Ginsburg Poke"
Inspired byRelated to
  • Al Smith, Card On Demand
Variations
Oct. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 10)
1984
Al Smith Slip Sliding Awaces Ace production with slip cuts, optional retaining of red/black separation with Zarrows
1991 4
Al Smith Last Again with two Tens and two Twos and two coins to indicate positions of the cards
Related to 1991 4
Al Smith The Ubiquitist "Or the Universal Card by any other name"
four cards removed, they change into four alike cards and back
1991 5
Al Smith Metallicaces
1991 7
Al Smith Colours On Demand
  • Cutting The Colours
  • Dealing The Colours
  • Deckspertise
1991 9
Al Smith An Indifferent Bottom
1991 14
Al Smith Farostack
  • Confederace
  • Maximace
  • Kingfederaces
1991 15
Al Smith Workers' Playtime Aces and Kings stacked, using false deals to get them in wanted hands
Related to 1991 16
Al Smith Smarloth multiple shift followed by faro stacking
1991 16
Al Smith Simple Spell spelling chosen Ace, or all
1991 17
Al Smith Quadrace Aces lost, top and bottom cards shown, Aces are reversed in center
1991 17
Al Smith Wells Farogill two phases
Inspired by 1991 18
Al Smith Snap! mate of named card is located by spectator by stopping during deal and assembling the piles with reversed named card in between
1991 19
Al Smith Fresh Sliced sandwich/triumph combo
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 20
Al Smith Quarto deck distributed into four plastic wallets for packet tricks, gag
1991 21
Al Smith Jokeroo spectator shuffles and removes the Jokers, there are many Jokers up to fifty-one, different variations:
  • Jokerono
  • Jokerdewo
  • Jokertreeo
1991 21
Al Smith Bonus Era Court Card Connexion picture cards shown to be mixed, then later all paired up in mates
  • Going Mental (ESP version)
Inspired by 1991 22
Bob Gill, Peter Duffie Collusion Illusion three cards selected, Aces used, Ace with selected suit turns over, all have selected King of Hearts, other Aces change into three Kings of Hearts, then Aces are the four Kings
Inspired byVariations Aug. 1992
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 2)
14
Al Smith, Father Cyprian Flip Flop Change called "Elevator Change" by Daryl here
Also published here 1992 10
Al Smith Confusion Delusion three cards selected, aces used, ace with selected suit turns over, all chose KH, other aces change into 3 KHs, AH as well, then they're all four kings
Inspired by Jan. 1993
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 4)
5
Peter Duffie A Far Out Faro Chart For Faro Fantasizers table in which can be seen which cards transpose in a single faro shuffle with packets from eight to fifty-two cards (like 18 <-> 35 in a full deck)
Inspired by
  • "Countdown to Purgatory" (Rod Ethtie, Al Smith's Abacus, Vol. 1 No. 11)
1993 11
Steve Beam Multiplocation with four cards
Related toVariations 1995 175
Al Smith, Father Cyprian Flip Flop Change called "Elevator Change" by Daryl here
Also published here 1995 16
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Matched Picture Cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1997 49
Al Smith Al Smith's Version Variation of "Matched Picture Cards" without deck
Inspired byAlso published here 1997 50
Father Cyprian, Al Smith The Flip-flop Change time-delayed transformation
Related to 1998 747
Al Smith Three Names in the Counting presentation for Multiplocation, with variation (Food for Thought)
Inspired by 2000 201
Peter McLanachan Al-Together Now impromptu
Inspired by
  • Al Smith problem "Desperately Seeking Solution" in Abacus, Vol. 5 No. 1
July 2002
Ego (Vol. 2 No. 13)
12
Father Cyprian, Al Smith Flip Flop Change time-delayed transformation
2003 1164
Father Cyprian, Al Smith Flip Flop Change
2006 48
Al Smith, Father Cyprian The Flip Flop Change without credit
2006 42
Al Smith, Daryl Martinez, Father Cyprian Emergency Change
2007 139
Father Cyprian, Al Smith The Flip-Flop Change
2014 39
Father Cyprian, Al Smith, Steve Mayhew Flip-Flop Change Variation
2014 26
Steve Beam Rock Bottom Duplicating Lin Searles' Moracle effect without using the cards preset at the binary positions.
Inspired by
  • "Swindlaces" (Al Smith, LaBal, April 2011)
Related to
2015 52
David Britland Shuffle Cut Aces
  • Cardopolis
using pick-up from wrong packets
Inspired by Aug. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 8)
50
Kris Nevling Expertalk: Kris Nevling on the P.C. Change Flip Flop Change
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Oct. 2011
2022 1070
Justin Higham Double-Crossed Aces performer cuts deck into four packets in square formation, top cards are shown to be indifferent, then they change to Aces, using pick-up from wrong packets
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2023 4
Al Smith Cross Over Aces Revelation using pick-up from wrong packets
Related to 2024 131
Allan Ackerman Grandson of Tetradism
  • Phase One (card chosen, three equal piles made, mates of selection are at fifth position in each pile)
  • Phase Two (mates are found again with more random unequal packets)
Related toAlso published here 2024 134