Cards for Cairo (John Guastaferro)

Book

2024
Written by John Guastaferro
Work of John Guastaferro

43 pages (Paperback), published by Vanishing Inc.
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English

8 entries

This publication has been reviewed by

James Alan (Genii, Vol. 88 No. 8, Aug. 2025, p. 65)

Cover photograph

Cards for Cairo (written by John Guastaferro, work of John Guastaferro, 2024)
Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
John Guastaferro	Cards for Cairo			1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
John Guastaferro	Hyperspace	random card put in case, slinky put on box, then card shown to be changed	Also published here Hyperspace (John Guastaferro, Genii, 2018)	3	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front Toy
John Guastaferro	Box Shooter	flourish that propels cards out of a case when snapped against its back		10	Cards / Sleights / Case Things / Miscellaneous
John Guastaferro	Mind Trip	unknown card taken and pocketed by spectator, another card peeked at, both are divined and transposed		14	Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Memory / Naming missing card(s) Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / with Delays or Revelations
	Under-the-Spread Force	cull		16	Cards / Sleights / Force / Spread Force / Miscellaneous Spread Force
	Book Break Glimpse			18	Cards / Sleights / Glimpse / Center at break, jog, ...
John Guastaferro	Proof Positive	card and its position thought-of, divined and placed in pocket, Lazy Man's Card to Pocket, courtroom drama presentation	Inspired by The Card in the Pocket (The Art of Magic, 1909)	22	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card
John Guastaferro	Crazy Casino	Phase 1 - "Baffling Blackjack" (cards change to make good blackjack hand) Phase 2 - "Lucky 7 Slots" (Directed Verdict to produce three Sevens) Phase 3 - "Crazy Poker" (ten cards alternating face-up/face-down, one side changes to Royal Flush)		26	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Blackjack Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Spectator cuts to and turns over the Aces Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Gambling Stack / Partial

Data entered by Denis Behr, April 2025.