Card College — Volume 2

A Complete Course in Sleight-of-Hand Card Magic

Book
1996
Written by Roberto Giobbi
Work of Various
243 pages (Hardcover), published by Hermetic Press
Illustrated with drawings by Barbara Giobbi-Ebnöther
Language: English
99 entries
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Card College — Volume 2 (written by Roberto Giobbi, work of Various, 1996)
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Roberto Giobbi Thanks! xviii
Roberto Giobbi Introduction to Volume 2 xxiii
Roberto Giobbi Overhand Shuffle Techniques, Part 2 introduction
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Christian Scherer, Dai Vernon Bringing the Bottom Card to the Top break, without single card run
Also published here
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Controlling the Top and Bottom Stocks 254
Top Stock Control with the Lift Shuffle 257
Key-Card Placement with the Lift Shuffle 258
G. W. Hunter Controlling the Entire Deck: the G. W. Hunter Shuffle 259
Controlling the Entire Deck: the Optical Shuffle
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Variations
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Joseph K. Schmidt Subconscious Poker one card is controlled during the repeat-dealing of five poker-hand and appears in a Royal Flush
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Subconscious Poker" (The Sphinx, Vol. 38 No. 2, April 1939, p. 37)
  • "Subconscious Poker" (Bob Fisher, The Sphinx, April 1939)
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Variations
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Al Leech, Earl Nelson, Edward Marlo Aces Off the Cuff two black Aces are produced, transform into red two Aces and reappear from the sleeves, "sleeve aces"
Inspired by
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Al Leech Instant Addition packet flipped face-down onto left-hand pile, card added to its face
 		267
Jerry K. Hartman, Roberto Giobbi The Popover Move 268
Roberto Giobbi Palming introduction
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Roberto Giobbi, Arturo de Ascanio Theoretical Considerations 271
The Palm Grip basic palming position
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Dai Vernon The Top Palm "Topping the Deck"
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Variations
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Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Palming Multiple Cards from the Top 276
Various, Roberto Giobbi Concealing Palmed Cards in the Hand a good collection of natural covers
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Various Replacing Palmed Cards six methods
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Francis Carlyle, Philippe Socrate, Jimmy Grippo, Roberto Giobbi Homing Card Plus extension with deck to pocket
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Variations
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Roberto Giobbi The Cards of Capistrano Cards across (three cards + five cards)
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Roberto Giobbi The Pass Introduction
 		295
The Classic Pass including good tips for practicing the Pass
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Various Covers for the Pass 300
Dr. James William Elliott The Riffle Pass 300
Finnegins Rewake selected card vanishes and reappeares on top of the deck
 		304
Card Through Handkerchief 305
Roberto Giobbi False Display Count Introduction
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Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count 311
Charles T. Jordan The Jordan Count 314
Brother John Hamman The Hamman Count 315
The Buckle Count 318
The Push-off Count 319
Brother John Hamman The Hamman Two-for Four Count 320
Brother John Hamman, Arturo de Ascanio The Really Wild Nine-Card Trick nine black and one red become nine red and one black
Inspired by
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Philip T. Goldstein*, William Goodwin, Roberto Giobbi The Royal Acrobats Twisting the Kings, who then trap a selected card, Goodwin's twisting sequence is mis-credited to Alfonso
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Variations
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Edward Marlo Cover-Up Cut 326
Roberto Giobbi The Double Lift, Part 2 Introduction
 		330
Another Double Turnover
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Juan Tamariz Vanished Without a Trace! indifferent card changes into freely chosen card and then "rub-a-dub-dub" vanishes
Inspired by
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Rub-a-Dub-Vanish 336
The Ambitious Card 337
Wesley James Coming Up in the World 338
Frederick Braue The Pop-up Card visual climax for ambitious card routine
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Roberto Giobbi The Crimp introduction
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Crimping with the Index Finger 347
Crimping with the Heel of the Thumb 347
Dai Vernon Crimping with an Overhand Shuffle 348
Cutting to a Crimped Card 349
Applications for the Crimp
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Transposition Extraordinary spectator remembers a card and its position, it transposes with card on table
Inspired by
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Roberto Giobbi The Glimpse introduction
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Top-Card Riffle Glimpse 355
Top-Card Double Lift Glimpse 356
S. W. Erdnase Top-card Riffle Shuffle Glimpse
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Bottom Card All-around Square-up Glimpse 357
Situational Bottom Card Glimpses many practical methods
 		357
Center Card Glimpse 359
Edward Marlo, Carmen D'Amico Card Catcher deck is riffled face-up/facedown; chosen card appeares face up in face down half of the deck
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Impossible! a card is found under extremely fair conditions
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Roberto Giobbi The Reverse introduction
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Frederick Braue The Braue Reverse 367
Dr. Jacob Daley, Sam Leo Horowitz Double Lift Reverse 368
Dr. Jacob Daley Double Turnover Reverse 370
The Leg Reverse 371
Deck Turnover Reverse Bottom Reverse
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Theodore Annemann*, Roberto Giobbi The Whistle
Inspired by
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Frank Garcia, Roberto Giobbi Reversible Mix-up
Inspired by
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Roberto Giobbi False Cut Techniques, Part 2 introduction
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A True, Single, Tabled Cut 381
Single, Tabled, False Cut I 384
Single, Tabled, False Cut II 385
A True Running Cut 386
Up the Ladder 388
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Cold-deck Cut 389
S. W. Erdnase, Frank Garcia Affas-gaffas False Cut triple tabled cut
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Gambler's False Triple Cut 392
Roberto Giobbi Flourishes, Part 2 393
Turning Over the Top Card IV 395
Turning Over the Top Card V also for double turnover
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Carmen D'Amico Turning Over the Top Card VI also for double turnover
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Springing the Cards 397
The Cascade 399
Hubert Lambert, Nate Leipzig The Swivelleroo Cut
Also published here
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Variations
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The Flip-flap Cut in-the-hands
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Howard de Courcy One-handed Riffle Shuffle 404
Roberto Giobbi Some Thoughts on Theoretical Subjects 408
Roberto Giobbi Presentation
  • The Role of Presentation
  • The Role of the Performer
  • Style
  • Theme
  • The Script
  • The Audience
  • Humor, Comedy and the Joke
  • Diverse Presentational Strategies
  • Presentation and Construction
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Recommended Reading
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Roberto Giobbi Construction
  • The Construction of a Trick
  • The Construction of a Routine
  • The Construction of the Program
  • In Conclusion
  • Recommended Reading
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Roberto Giobbi Directing Attention
  • The Means of Perception
  • The Physical Direction of Attention
  • Mental Direction of Attention
  • Reading Your Spectators
  • Summary
  • Recommended Reading
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Theodore Annemann*, Max Maven* Magician's Choice one out of three objects
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Roberto Giobbi Technique, Handling and Management
  • Technique
  • The Handling
  • Management
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Recommended Reading
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Roberto Giobbi Timing
  • Timing and Duration
  • Timing and Rhythm
  • Timing and the Moment
  • Timing and Coordination
  • Timing and Simultaneity
  • Summary
  • Recommended Reading
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Theodore Annemann* Jinx Change brief handling discussion
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Roberto Giobbi Outs for Disasters and Disturbances
  • Disasters
  • Disturbances from the Audience
  • Conclusion
  • Recommended Reading
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The Study of Card Conjuring Choosing Material, Studying, Training Techniques
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Roberto Giobbi The Study of Card Conjuring
  • Choosing, Sifting and Collecting Material
  • Studying a Card Trick
  • General Remarks
  • Accessories
  • Training Techniques
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Recommended Reading
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Roberto Giobbi Bibliographic Notes 487
Data entered by Stephan Kirschbaum, July 2005.