Editors:
  • Jan. 1999 - Jan. 2025: Richard Kaufman
  • Feb. 2025 - Feb. 2026: Jim Steinmeyer
  • Mar. 2026 onwards: Will Houstoun
Magazine
1999-2026
Written by Various
Work of Various
28,000 pages (Stapled), 331 Issues, published by Genii
Illustrated with photographs and drawings by Earle Oakes*, Ever Elizalde
Language: English
12,327 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Issue Year Page AA Categories
John Lovick* (reviewer) Nothing But Mystery Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 79
John Lovick* (reviewer) Silent Mora: The Story of Louis J. McCord Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 80
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Dai Vernon: An Interview 1974 Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 81
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Art of Play Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 82
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Effortless Effects Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 83
David Regal (reviewer) Shadow Thief Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 83
David Regal (reviewer) Feel 'N Seal Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 84
David Regal (reviewer) Uni-Verse: An All-Purpose Utility Deck Show-Biz Services
Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 84
David Regal (reviewer) Last Laugh Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 84
David Regal (reviewer) C3 - Center Color Change Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 84
David Regal (reviewer) Gone Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 84
David Regal (reviewer) Prism Stack Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 85
David Regal (reviewer) Print Card Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 85
David Regal (reviewer) Inked Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 85
David Regal (reviewer) The Cube "Takamiz Usui"
Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 85
David Regal (reviewer) Hand-O-Matic Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 85
David Regal (reviewer) Mint Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 86
David Regal (reviewer) Switchcraft Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 86
David Regal (reviewer) Promotion Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 86
David Regal (reviewer) Thru Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 86
David Regal (reviewer) Casino Chip Miracle Vol. 78 No. 7 July 2015 86
Dustin Stinett Genii Speaks guest editorial
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • The Storytelling Animal (Jonathan Gottschall)
  • What Makes America Laugh Before Bed (Jon Macks, 2015)
  • Sick in the Head (Judd Apatow, 2015)
  • Behind the Burly Q (Leslie Emesis, 2013)
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 12
Alfred Lee Cohen The Shady Side of Our Magic Shop
  • Memoirs of a Magic Dealer
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 15
John Gaughan The Skeleton Caddy
  • The Chamber of Secrets
box with three lids on top, moving section and item place in on section can be transferred to another, improved version
Inspired by
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 16
Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger Getting to the Top
  • Eugene's Notebook In Which Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride Have a Chat
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 19
Max Maven* Motor-Saikoro
  • Lost Horizons
die is turned on a lay-out, number on which a match-up occurs is predicted, originally with an ESP die
Also published here
  • "Motor-Saikoro" (Phil Goldstein, ESP Dice Mysteries, 1986)
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 20
Jonathan Pendragon Wizards: Siegfried and Roy
  • Panmagium
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 24
Caleb Wiles Make a Wish ... Again!
  • Ringside
drawing on back of card changes, ideas for Birthday, Christmas, ...
Related to
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 30
Andi Gladwin Magicana
  • Introduction
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 36
Andi Gladwin Undo Cut running cut from hand to table with spread handling
Also published here
Variations
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 36
Luke Jermay Undo Cut Variation
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 38
Andi Gladwin Collect Me Quick Queens tabled face up, three selections are lost and then propelled out of the deck between Queens quickly
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 39
Andi Gladwin Jack's in the Box two spectators select a card from upper and lower half of deck with case between the halves, both have chosen the same cards which is found in case
Inspired by
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 41
Andi Gladwin Card Case Load card starts under case and is loaded inside as case is turn over
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 43
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 48
Joshua Jay Between Two Worlds on Andi Gladwin
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 54
Andi Gladwin Five Tips for a Better Website Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 59
Dustin Stinett Masters of Illusion Returns to Network TV Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 68
David Britland (reviewer) Alan Shaxon - The Sophisticated Sorcerer Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 78
David Britland (reviewer) The Yankee Magic Collector Issue 14 Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 79
David Britland (reviewer) The 80's Called... They Want Their Magic Book Back, Vol. 1 Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 80
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Live from the Living Room (3-DVD set) Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 81
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) The False Deals Project (2-DVD set) Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 82
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Chardistry Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 83
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Remastered Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 83
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) CD Magic 1 Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 83
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Visualize Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 84
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Card Under Glass Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 84
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Super Giant Devil's Hank Wack-O-Magic
Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 85
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Pop Change Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 85
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Merge Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 85
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Unboxing Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 86
Danny Orleans (reviewer) The Trade Show University Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 86
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Nomad Pad 2.0 Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 87
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Unbelievalope Vol. 78 No. 8 Aug. 2015 87
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks FISM 2015 in Rimini
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Flicker (Jeffery M. Zacks, 2015)
  • The Power of Comics (2015)
  • Write It Right (Ambrose Bierce)
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 12
John Gaughan Martinka's Mahogany Birdcage
  • The Chamber of Secrets
birds appear in a cage apparatus
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 16
Roberto Giobbi Afterthoughts on FISM 2015
  • The Genii Session

  • FISM Book
  • Best Benefit
  • Close-up Competition... and Stage
  • Stage Galas
  • Close-up Gala
  • Sports versus Arts
  • Awards
  • Believability of an Award
  • Closing Words
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 20
David Kaye The Accidental Comedian
  • The Expert at the Kids' Table
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 26
Kainoa Harbottle What I Should Have Said at the Beginning
  • By Means of Metal

  • Size Does Matter
  • Pragmatic Purity
  • Affect or Effect
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 30
Jeff Prace Earfun
  • Left-Handed
cable of earphones becomes stiff
Also published here
Variations
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 36
Jim Steinmeyer The Emperor's New Deck
  • Conjuring
deck is shown blank on both sides, on normal card is shown and set aside, it eventually is shown to be a named card, twenty-six blank-backed red cards
  • Variation: The Emperor and The Instant Stooge
Also published here
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 40
Andi Gladwin Magicana Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 44
Curtis Kam Ring on Chain borrowed ring through chain
Inspired by
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 44
Jerry K. Hartman Crossed Thoughts deck shuffled, spectator chooses a card as performer deals through cards, then a second card is freely thought of and writes it on the back of the first selection, performer does same procedure afterwards and the selection matches the spectator's thought of card written on the back and vice versa
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 47
Harvey Rosenthal* Glide Alternative bottom card of packet in right-hand end grip is apparently taken off and tabled, another packet held in left hand
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 47
Kyle Littleton Littleton Switch out-jogged card switched for a perpendicular card, with a perpendicular reverse cull
  • Selected Card At Any Number
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 49
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 54
Mike Caveney FISM Italy 2015 Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 60
Walter Rolfo A Thank You to All Readers of Genii Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 77
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Labyrinth Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 78
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Melange Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 79
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Game of Tom Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 80
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) At the Table Live Lecture Series (and various others)
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 81
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Unveil Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 82
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) The Masters of Magic Academy Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 83
David Regal (reviewer) What-SAT Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 84
David Regal (reviewer) Fisher's Dream Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 84
David Regal (reviewer) Thumb Fun Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 85
David Regal (reviewer) Mail Shot Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 85
David Regal (reviewer) Impossible Box V2.0 Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 85
David Regal (reviewer) Swiss Pack Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 85
David Regal (reviewer) Hole 2.0 Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 86
David Regal (reviewer) The Family Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 86
David Regal (reviewer) French Postcards Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 86
David Regal (reviewer) Aquarium Lynx Magic
Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 86
David Regal (reviewer) Alliance Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 87
David Regal (reviewer) Bicycle Weapons Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 87
David Regal (reviewer) Abra-CARD-Abra Vol. 78 No. 9 Sep. 2015 87
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Playing Scared (Sara Solovitch, 2014)
  • Mindware (Richard E. Nisbett, 2015)
  • The Many Lives of Cy Endfield (Brian Neve, 2015)
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 12
Dustin Stinett In Memoriam: Lee Grabel Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 15
John Gaughan The Pillars of Solomon
  • The Chamber of Secrets
precursors of Chinese Sticks
Related to
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 16
Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger Magic With Messages
  • Eugene's Notebook In Which Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride Have a Chat
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 19
David Britland Secret of The Cards
  • Cardopolis
secret juice-like one-way marking on all Haines's ESP decks
Also published here
  • Center Tear magazine by Trevor McCombie
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 20
Max Maven* Throw Rug
  • Lost Horizons
card revealed via red-black pattern in layout of 7x4 cards on table
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Karpet" (Toni Koynini, Magic Wand, March 1953)
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 23
Jonathan Pendragon Algorithm
  • Panmagium
series on Sands of Desert
  • Part One: Getting Sane
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 24
Helder Guimarães Technique Structure
  • Invisible Strings
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 30
Helder Guimarães Pivot Double Turnover slightly flourishy double turnover, ends in position for Bruce/Tamariz replacement
Also published here
Related to
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 30
Juan Tamariz Tamariz Turnover Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 31
Helder Guimarães Insertion of Double Card inserting a double in front end of deck, with wiggling
Also published here
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 32
Helder Guimarães, Frank Ward Cloyes On the Frank Cloyes Paintbrush Color Change top card stroked with double
Also published here
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 33
Andi Gladwin Magicana Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 40
Eric Hu Interactive Triumph slop shuffle triumph, spectator and performer hold half the deck for the reveal
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 40
Peter Lentini A New Ending for Slydini's "Paper Balls to Box"
Inspired by
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 41
Fritz Alkemade Kill Bill borrowed bill and performer's bill are initialed, they become one bill with both initials
Inspired by
  • "Tubular" (Paul Harris, True Astonishments DVDs, 2009)
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 42
John Guastaferro Bermuda Aces three indifferent cards place on table in triangle configuration, one Ace appears under them, other three cards change to Aces
Related to
  • "5, 4, 3 and More" (Dani DaOrtiz, Que Raro DVD, 2005)
Variations
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 44
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 48
Jack Shalom (reviewer) Penn & Teller on Broadway Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 54
Jon Racherbaumer Shades of Red: Shin Lim's Liminal Quest Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 58
Neil Tobin The Macabre Magic of The Addams Family Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 72
John Lovick* (reviewer) The Experts at the Card Table
by S. W. Erdnase (written by David Ben)
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 78
John Lovick* (reviewer) The Secret Ingredients to Restaurant Magic Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 79
John Lovick* (reviewer) Don't Fool Yourself: The Magical Life of Dell O'Dell Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 80
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Tricks listing some FISM dealer's items, Magiczny Arsene of Poland
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 81
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Scan3D ProMystic
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 82
Danny Orleans (reviewer) PenHenge Sharpie Joker Magic
Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 82
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Innercircle Card Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 83
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Gypsy Yarn Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 83
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Voodoo Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 84
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Reloaded (4-disc set) Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 84
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Misbehavin Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 85
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Specific Resonance Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 86
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Insomnia Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 86
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Linking Ring Magic, Volume 1 Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 86
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) At the Table Live Lecture: Eric Leclerc Vol. 78 No. 10 Oct. 2015 87
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks photographs from Genii Convention
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Surprise (Leeann Benninger)
  • The End of Absence (Michael Harris)
  • Terms of Service (Jacob Silverman)
  • Why Grow Up? (Susan Neiman)
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 12
John Gaughan The Enchanted Orange Tree
  • The Chamber of Secrets
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 16
Roberto Giobbi A Letter From Jail
  • The Genii Session
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 18
David Kaye It's Not the Size of Your Props, It's the Matter of Your Patter
  • The Expert at the Kids' Table
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 22
Kainoa Harbottle Stealing Creatively
  • By Means of Metal
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 26
Kainoa Harbottle The Push-Through Steal coins placed in left hand, stolen to right hand into curl palm
Inspired by
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 27
Kainoa Harbottle On the Nowhere Palm credit information on third-finger curl palm
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 28
Jeff Prace Tagged
  • Left-Handed
key tags with two words on them transpose
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 34
Dani DaOrtiz, Miguel Ángel Gea, Juan Tamariz Identical Thoughts
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
two cards are selected from a deck, performer finds same card in second deck placed in his pocket, handling with different back colors
Inspired by
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 38
Vernon Winiecke Vernon Transfer Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 39
Andi Gladwin Magicana Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 44
Noel Qualter Technote taking picture of bill's serial number for verification in bill to impossible location effect
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 44
John Guastaferro All About Perception Jacks change into Aces, presentation with ambigram
Related to
Variations
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 45
Larry Jennings Rhythm Count Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 46
Harry Lorayne Royal-O-Cation four Tens on table, spectator locates the Ten of Spades, then other tabled cards change to Royal Flush cards which is completed with a reversed card in the deck
Inspired by
Variations
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 47
József Kovács Yet 2 signed selection changes back color, then travels from between Queens back to deck and changes back color to green
Inspired by
  • "Yet" (Aldo Colombini, Card Trips)
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 48
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 54
Todd Karr Martin Gardner and the Science of Fun on The Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 58
Todd Karr History of a Term on the word "impromptu magic"
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 65
Various (reviewer) Favorites from Impromptu thoughts about the book and its content from
  • Eric Mead
  • Steve Cohen
  • Joel Hodgson
  • Paul Daniels
  • Levent
  • Christopher Hart
  • Quentin Reynolds
  • Jade
  • John Fisher
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 66
Richard Kaufman Tenyo 2016 Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 72
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Mystery Doghouse Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 73
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Ghost Camera Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 73
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Magic Plunger Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 73
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Future Puzzle Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 74
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) Frozen - Disney Characters Disney themed Tenyo line
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 74
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Maelstrom: Off the Page Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 78
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Vortex: Off the Page Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 78
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Technical Tool Box Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 79
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Awesome Self Working Card Tricks Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 80
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Out of Sleight Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 80
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Subterranean Deceptions Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 81
David Britland (reviewer) Inspirations: Performing Magic with Excellence Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 81
David Britland (reviewer) Psycrecy 1 Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 83
David Oliver (reviewer) Anima - A Breath of Life Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 84
David Oliver (reviewer) Trace Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 85
David Oliver (reviewer) Revelation(s) Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 85
David Oliver (reviewer) Super Slim Hip Pocket Mullica Wallet Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 85
David Oliver (reviewer) H2 Oil Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 86
David Oliver (reviewer) Slide De'Mon & Titanas
Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 86
David Oliver (reviewer) Limitless Vol. 78 No. 11 Nov. 2015 87
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Marvin's Magic
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • The Witch of Lime Street (David Jaher, 2015)
  • Steal the Show (Michael Port, 2015)
  • What to Think About Machines That Think (John Brockman)
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 12
Yukishige Kadoya In Memoriam: Maki Kitami Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 17
John Gaughan The Card Ladle
  • The Chamber of Secrets
on a stick, to change flat objects
Related to
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 18
Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger Magic Circles
  • Eugene's Notebook In Which Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride Have a Chat
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 21
Alfred Lee Cohen My Final Column
  • Memoirs of a Magic Dealer
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 23
David Britland Revisiting Annemann's Nightmare
  • Cardopolis
selected card vanishes and turns out to be card previously removed on which prediction is written
Inspired by
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 26
David Britland Peek Force Card credit information
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 26
Max Maven* Pentamonition
  • Lost Horizons
one of five ESP symbols chosen, it is the one missing from a packet and found in the envelope the packet came from
Also published here
  • New Pentagram, Mar. 1981
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 29
Max Maven* On the Premonition Effect credit information
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 29
Jonathan Pendragon The Sands of the Desert
  • Panmagium
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 34
Jim Steinmeyer The Affirmative Code
  • Conjuring
cards or objects in room are divined by assistant, code for twenty-six letters and numbers
Inspired by
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 36
Helder Guimarães Calculated Risk
  • Invisible Strings
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 40
Helder Guimarães The Choice to Change named card appears sandwiched between tabled Jokers
Also published here
Related to
  • "Empanada" (Armando Lucero)
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 40
Edward Marlo Sandwich Load standard
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 40
Helder Guimarães Open Index Handling spread and spread pass
Also published here
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 41
Helder Guimarães The Choreographed Switch Jokers sandwich a card on the table, switched while Jokers are displayed
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Bilis' Switch" (Notes de Conférence, 1975)
Related to
  • "Empanada" (Armando Lucero)
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 42
Andi Gladwin Magicana Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 48
Chris Beason Hofzinger card chosen and lost, four Aces shown and Ace of same suit visibly changes into selection
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 48
Chris Beason Laydown after Stuart Gordon Double onto another tabled card
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 49
Chris Beason Optical Alignment Variation Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 50
Benjamin Earl No Motion Assembly Aces on table, performer covers one with his hand, others are lost in the deck one-handed, they assemble under the hand with fourth Ace
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 51
Le Temps Switch Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 51
Apollo Riego Arca coins travel into card case one by one, they audibly arrive
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 52
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 56
Richard Kaufman Marvin Berglas: iMagic on his magic sets
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 62
Joe Culpepper, Philippe Beau Philippe Beau: Out of the Shadows Shadowgrapher and Magician
Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 78
David Regal (reviewer) The Bound Deck Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 90
David Regal (reviewer) The Cannibals Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 90
David Regal (reviewer) Another World Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 90
David Regal (reviewer) The Mind Pod Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 91
David Regal (reviewer) Luck of the Draw Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 91
David Regal (reviewer) Selenium Shift Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 91
David Regal (reviewer) Revolution Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 92
David Regal (reviewer) Trojan Horse Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 92
David Regal (reviewer) BD Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 92
David Regal (reviewer) The Opongo Box Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 92
David Regal (reviewer) Transition Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 93
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Combined Treatise on Advance Card Playing and Draw Poker Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 93
John Guastaferro (reviewer) John Henry Anderson: The Great Wizard of the North and his Magical Family Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 94
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Confident Deceptions Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 95
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) The Vernon Seminar (2-DVD set) Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 96
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Z. Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 97
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Cube FX (3-DVD set) Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 97
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) At the Table Lecture: Bobby Motta Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 98
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Confident Deceptions (4-DVD set) Vol. 78 No. 12 Dec. 2015 98
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Erika, Liberty and Irene Larsen
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 10
Jon Racherbaumer In Memoriam: Barrie Richardson Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 11
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Jokes (Christopher P. Wilson, 1979)
  • Science of the Magical (Matt Kaplan, 2015)
  • The Art of Forgery (Noah Carney)
  • Memory & Movies (John Seamon, 2015)
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 12
John Gaughan The Coffee Vase and Bran Bowl
  • The Chamber of Secrets
glass (apparently) filled with bran covered, bran changes into anything
Related to
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 16
David Kaye Too P.C. Or Not Too P.C.: That Is The Question
  • The Expert at the Kids' Table
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 20
Kainoa Harbottle Devant at the Bar... Or A Judicious Bibliography of Coin Vanishes
  • By Means of Metal
on a newspaper report about a court appearance of David Devant performing coin vanishes
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 26
Jeff Prace No More Card Tricks
  • Left-Handed
deck is thrown up and suddenly bound with electrical tape
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 34
Dani DaOrtiz Expectations
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!

  • Meeting Expectations and Eliminating Expectations
  • Manipulating Expectations
  • Allowing an Effect to Speak for Itself or Letting the Spectator Come to His Own Conclusions
  • Final Thoughts
Also published here
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 38
Bob Read What's in a Name
  • Hidden Treasures
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 42
Daniel Ulin Knights at the Magic Castle Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 48
Andi Gladwin Magicana Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 54
John Hostler* Visions of Saragossa Poker Deal four cards cut to in four piles, deck shuffled face-up/face-down, poker hand dealt, all cards face-up except performer's card with the selections
Also published here
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 54
John Hostler* Packet Displacement moving a packet to the other side
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 55
Kenichi Komiya Time Traveling Tissue tissue packet re-seals itself
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 57
Harapan Ong Royal Explosion tabled production of royal flush
Also published here
Related to
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 58
Dustin Stinett The Fourteenth Los Angeles Conference on Magic History: Pulling Back the Curtain Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 62
Kainoa Harbottle (reviewer) JawDroppers! Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 82
Kainoa Harbottle (reviewer) The Death Camp Magicians Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 83
Kainoa Harbottle (reviewer) Kids Show Masterplan: Creating Incredible Magic for Children Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 84
Danny Orleans (reviewer) AmazeBox Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 85
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Touched Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 86
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Victorian Coins in Glass Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 86
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Three-way Clear Force Shopping Bag Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 87
Danny Orleans (reviewer) The Social Deck
by Soma
Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 87
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Pen or Pencil Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 88
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Red Pill Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 88
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) At the Table Live Lecture Series Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 89
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) BH Sandwich Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 90
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Big Four Poker Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 90
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Thick Card Project Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 90
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Master Course in Cups & Balls Vols. 1 and 2 Vol. 79 No. 1 Jan. 2016 91
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Jastrow Illusion
Vol. 79 No. 2 Feb. 2016 10
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • An Actor's Companion (Seth Barrish, 2015)
  • The Evolution of Everything (Matt Ridley, 2015)
  • We Have Technology (Kara Platoni, 2015)
  • Mind Over Mind (Chris Berdik, 2014)
Vol. 79 No. 2 Feb. 2016 12
Gabe Fajuri In Memoriam: Daniel G. Waldron Vol. 79 No. 2 Feb. 2016 17
Data entered by Denis Behr, September 2020.