7-7-7

The 21 Card Trick — Reconsidered, Retro-fitted, Rigged

Book
2007
Written by Jon Racherbaumer
Work of Various
198 pages (Paperback), published by Spade and Archer
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
87 entries
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7-7-7 (written by Jon Racherbaumer, work of Various, 2007)
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Jon Racherbaumer Prologue 4
Jack Parker Foreword 5
Jon Racherbaumer Introduction credit information on the Twenty-One Card Trick
 		7
Jon Racherbaumer How to Read this Book 12
The Old Gray Model standard method
  • Spelling Ending
  • Elaborate Ending (equivoque to let spectator locate his selection in layout)
 		14
Jon Racherbaumer Distribution of Cards in the 21-Card Trick explanation of principle
 		16
Jon Racherbaumer Obvious Avenues to Take 18
Jon Racherbaumer Streamliners chapter intro
 		19
Bert Allerton Streamliner with eighteen cards
Also published here
Variations
 19
Edward Marlo 21 Card Trick Streamlined
Also published here
 20
Edward Marlo 21 Plus Subtlety
Also published here
Related to
 23
Steve Draun Swindle 21-Card Trick
Also published here
  • MUM, Nov. 1978
Related to
 25
Bruce Cervon Streamliner II
  • An Extra Idea
Inspired by
 26
Fast Company Foolers 28
Edward Marlo, Jon Racherbaumer Post-Graduate 21 Card Trick
Also published here
Inspired by
 28
Edward Marlo Straight Cut Placement with explanation by Tomas Blomberg
Related to
 29
Jack Parker Invisible 21 card vanishes from packet of twenty-one cards, and reappears in packet
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 31
Jack Parker Sunken 21
Also published here
Inspired by
 37
Jason Alford Alford's Mess Up idea
 		41
Simon Aronson Tongue-in-Cheek 21-Card Trick 41
Edward Marlo Colorful 21-Card Trick selection changes back color
 		42
William Goldman Club 21 46
Casting Spells 48
Martin Sunshine The 21 Card Spelling Trick
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Related to
 48
Peter Duffie The 18 Card Trick 49
Philip T. Goldstein* Van John
Also published here
Inspired by
  • Tom Seller's "The Name Speller" (Immediate Magic)
 50
Michael Powers The 7-Card 21 Card Trick with spelling
  • Telephone Method
 		52
James Swain The 21 Card Trick optional spelling
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 56
Edward Marlo Flash Speller 58
Gene Castillon Random 21 Spell
Related to
 59
Steve Bryant The World's Most Obscene 21-Card Trick filthy spelling
Inspired by
 63
Jay Ose Ose Cut 64
Wired 21 67
Ramón Riobóo Millennial 21-card Trick 67
David Stahl An Old Card Trick Made New
Also published here
 70
Chris Kenner Must Be 21 to Enter
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Related to
Variations
 71
Hybrids 73
Ramón Riobóo 21-Card Salute 73
Jon Racherbaumer Clubbed 21
Inspired by
 75
Out of Sorts 77
Edward Marlo, Lee Freed* Lost 21 Card Trick reverse faros
Also published here
 77
Bruce Cervon Mental Streamliner
Inspired by
 79
Paul Gordon When I Was 21 82
Off the Beaten Track 84
Lewis Jones Son of the 21 Card Trick 84
Steve Beam Turning 21
  • Two Selection Version
  • Infusion
Also published here
 86
Steve Beam Count Forward Force packet is cut and value of card indicates how many more cards are added
 		91
Steve Beam Pile Driver card is found by spelling
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 92
Steve Beam The Of-Age Card Trick
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 95
David (Foote) Drake Twist on the 21 Card Trick card vanishes and travels somewhere
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring (July 1984)
 98
Brent Braun Princess 21 Card Trick card to pocket ending
 		99
Jon Racherbaumer Moe's 21 move-a-card with twenty-one cards
 		100
Jon Racherbaumer X-Rated 21 Card Trick selection has X on its back at the end
 		101
Jon Racherbaumer More by Jack Parker chapter intro
 		106
Jack Parker Fake 21 106
Jack Parker Invisible 21 card vanishes and reappears
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 110
Jack Parker Open 21 spectator finds his card again via Open Prediction theme
 		114
Jack Parker Royal 21 selection vanishes
 		118
Jack Parker Victor 21 with Eleven-Card-Trick phase, Queens appear at end
 		120
Jack Parker Discarded 21 123
Imaginary 21 Card Tricks 130
Chuck Smith Imaginary 21 Card Trick in effect a card is chosen under table and named by magician
Also published here
Variations
 130
Doug Conn Impossible 21 Card Trick spectator pockets card, it is named
Also published here
Inspired by
 133
Gene Castillon Castillon Dissertation
  • Introduction
 		138
Gene Castillon "Odd Chance" 21 Card Trick two selections
Inspired by
 140
Gene Castillon Random Spell & Odd Chance 21 Card Trick two selections
Related to
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Gene Castillon Triple Odd Chance 21 Card Trick three selections
Variations
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Gene Castillon Colorful Triple Odd Chance 21 Card Trick three selections, one changes back color
Inspired by
 150
Gene Castillon Dishonest 21 Card Trick using a secret extra card, four selections
 		152
Gene Castillon Random Spell Revelation 157
Gene Castillon Impromptu Amazing Spell 159
Gene Castillon Magic Spelling Program 160
Roger Crosthwaite A Personal View 162
Roger Crosthwaite Intuition II
Related to
 165
Justin Higham* A Brief Analysis of the 21 Card Trick and Related Effects
  • Introduction
 		168
Justin Higham* The 16 Card Trick 168
Justin Higham* The 25 Card Trick "Mental Poker"
 		169
Justin Higham* Mutus Nomen Cocis Dedit 172
Justin Higham* The 21 Card Trick 174
Justin Higham* 50 Card Trick Plus Sandwich 178
Justin Higham* Justified 21 Card Trick 179
Justin Higham* Pseudo 15 Card Trick
Inspired by
 181
Justin Higham* Conclusion 183
Justin Higham* End Notes 184
Ali R. Amir-Moez Limit of a Function and a Card Trick mathematical article with connection to Twenty-One Card Trick
Also published here
  • Mathematics Magazine, Vol. 38 No. 4, Sep. 1965
 185
Jon Racherbaumer Select Bibliography 191
Jon Racherbaumer About the Author "He has written more unread works than read ones"
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