Jay, Joshua

Book

2025
Written by Joshua Jay
Work of Ken Niinuma

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

9 entries

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
Joshua Jay	Introduction			1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Ken Niinuma	Thunderstruck	Play It Straight followed by full-deck new deck order	Also published here Thunderstruck (Ken Niinuma, MAGIC, 2010) also in: Thunderstruck (Ken Niinuma, Talk About Tricks, 2022) Inspired by "Cosmic Debris" (John Bannon lecture notes, 1987) also in: Play It Straight (Triumph) (Impossibilia, 1990) Play It Straight (Triumph) (Six. Impossible. Things., 2009) … and 2 more	3	Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Deck Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Only for Special Stacks / New Deck Order Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Suit Revelation
Ken Niinuma	Athanasia	two mates are found for chosen cards, then all cards match	Also published here Athanasia (Ken Niinuma, MAGIC, 2010) also in: Athanasia (Ken Niinuma, Talk About Tricks, 2022)	8	Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Mates Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Other Stacks / Full Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Complete Matching / Deck Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Power Stack (26-Apart-Stack) / Full Deck
Ken Niinuma	Crackdown	two cards chosen from two halves, four Jacks put between the halves, they travel up and down into the halves to trap the selections each in a sandwich	Also published here Crackdown (Ken Niinuma, MAGIC, 2010) also in: Crackdown (Ken Niinuma, Talk About Tricks, 2022) Inspired by Clandestine Collectors (David Regal, Close-Up & Personal, 1999)	14	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Simple Sandwich - Moveless Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Using Cards
Ken Niinuma	Fair and Square	in-the-hands, sideways shuffle, kind of sideways Goodwin/Jennings display	Also published here Fair and Square (Ken Niinuma, MAGIC, 2010) also in: Fair and Square (Ken Niinuma, Talk About Tricks, 2022)	21	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Classic Effect (with or without selections) Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Displays & Finesses
Ken Niinuma	The World is Mine		Also published here The World Is Mine (Ken Niinuma, MAGIC, 2010) also in: The World Is Mine (Ken Niinuma, Talk About Tricks, 2022)	26	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / by Spectator / Out of this World & Variants / Deck
Ken Niinuma	Prismatic	Jacks turn down one by one, then up at once, then backs change colors	Also published here Prismatic (Ken Niinuma, MAGIC, 2010) also in: Prismatic (Ken Niinuma, Talk About Tricks, 2022)	31	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Packet Tricks Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Twisting the Aces / Kicked Twisting the Aces Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer / Different Colors
Ken Niinuma	Kick Back Straight	wrong suit is turned over, then changes into correct one	Also published here Kick Back Straight (Ken Niinuma, MAGIC, 2010) also in: Kick Back Straight (Ken Niinuma, Talk About Tricks, 2022) Related to Super Play It Straight! (Simon Lovell, Son of Simon Says!, 2000) Not-so-Straight Triumph (Asi Wind, Repertoire, 2018)	35	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Suit Revelation Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Numerical or Straight Stack / Partial
Ken Niinuma	Mirrorage	twenty cards	Also published here Mirrorage (Ken Niinuma, MAGIC, 2011) also in: Mirrorage (Ken Niinuma, Talk About Tricks, 2022)	40	Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Packet Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Complete Matching / Packets Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Power Stack (26-Apart-Stack) / Packet

Data entered by Denis Behr, July 2025.

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