Offenbarungen aus dem Reiche der Kartenkunst

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Book
1924
Written by Leopold Figner
Work of Leopold Figner
92 pages (Paperback), published by Verlag Magischer Zirkel Leipzig
No illustrations
Language: German
106 entries
Cover photograph
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Leopold Figner Vorwort des Verfassers
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Leopold Figner Einleitung on the quality of the cards, long cards
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Leopold Figner Die Handfertigkeiten Charlier shuffle, long card
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Leopold Figner Vorherige Bestimmung der untersten Karte eines neugebildeten Talons No. 1, force or divination of card cut to, card is slipped from bottom of packet
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Leopold Figner Die kapriziöse Karte No. 2, card at number, with re-deal to position card
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Leopold Figner Karte auf gewünschter Zahl No. 3, card at number, using the glide
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Leopold Figner Das thebanische Rätsel No. 4, five cards placed in pocket
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Leopold Figner Das thebanische Rätsel. Zweite Methode No. 5, four cards selected by spectator and placed in performer's pocket, performer removes three cards and only thought of card remains
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Leopold Figner Spiritistisches Wunder No. 6, card at number, two spectators think of a number, one to make selection other to chose position where card shall end up
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Leopold Figner Astrologische Wunder No. 7, deck is cut in two halves and spectator moves one to ten cards from one pile to another, cards are assembled, cut and dealt in three piles, cards are gathered and value top card matches number of cards which were moved
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Leopold Figner Mit Hilfe de Planeten No. 8, card control with long card and dealing deck in three packets
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Leopold Figner Zweite Methode No. 9, card control with long card and dealing deck in three packets, indicator card is found which leads to the selection
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Leopold Figner Die glücklich vereinten Paare No. 10, 32 cards, deck is dealt three times in three piles, Kings and Queens of each suits are found together
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Leopold Figner Einfache Art, gedachte Karten zu erraten No. 11, cards at named numbers are remembered by spectators and found by performer
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Leopold Figner Schwarz und Rot No. 12, deck is cut in packets and top cards are all black or red, short and narrow cut deck
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Leopold Figner Kinematographie No. 13, deck is flicked through and only red or only black cards can be seen
Variations
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Leopold Figner Merkwürdige Übereinstimmung No. 14, coincidence presentation of "Schwarz und Rot", deck is cut and top cards of piles match chosen color, long and narrow cut deck
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Leopold Figner Die Detektivkarte No. 15, pips glued on card, as key card
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Leopold Figner Unerreicht No. 16, card is found blindfolded, using key card with glued pips
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Leopold Figner Eine grosse Zahl gedachter Karten zu erraten No. 17, 21 cards are dealt and various spectators remember card and the position, after dealing cards several times in three piles, cards are dealt again and spectators name the numbers and performer finds the cards
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Leopold Figner Lucifers Geheimnis No. 18, number and card are remembered and card found
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Leopold Figner Die gefälligen Damen No. 19, Queens are lost in the deck and deck dealt in four rows, four numbers are named and Queens are found, Kings are produced as a kicker
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Leopold Figner Mnemonics for a Suit Order "(Neuer) Post-Tarif kommt heute."
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Leopold Figner Ein dunkler Vorfall No. 20, two cards are found in performer's pocket
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Leopold Figner Der sensible Künstler No. 21, performer knows position of selection
Variations
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Leopold Figner Nach Wunsch No. 22, adding an odd and an even card from one to ten to find selection
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Leopold Figner Ein unlösbares Rätsel No. 23, spectators think of small numbers and remember cards at position, all cards are found
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Leopold Figner Rästelhaftes Erraten gezogener Karten No. 24, several cards are selected and replaced, performer names all the cards
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Leopold Figner Ein neuer Vier-Ass-Trick No. 25, Aces are lost in the deck, four cards are selected and placed on top unseen, they are turned over and found to be the Aces
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Leopold Figner Karten-Kolorieren mit einer Hand No. 26, deck held in one hand, two packets in stepped position, top card from bottom packet is transformed into other card
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Leopold Figner Die guterzogene Karte No. 27, selection is found reversed in the deck
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Card Reverse from top to center
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Leopold Figner Die überflüssige Karte No. 28, randomly selected card placed in pocket turns out to be selection
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Leopold Figner Non plus utra No. 29, card is found while deck is in spectator's pocket
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Leopold Figner Die Planeten als Nothelfer No. 30, after dealing card several times into three piles, selection ends up on top
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Leopold Figner Der findige Dritte No. 31, counting twice
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Leopold Figner Magische Zahlen No. 32, card and position are remembered and after cutting and shuffling cards counted until 21 starting with initial number, last card will be selection
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Leopold Figner Karten-Changement No. 33, two cards placed inside a hat, one removed and the cards then change place, gaff consists of two cards attached on long side like a hinge
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Leopold Figner Grenzwächter und Schmuggler No. 34, four Jacks are placed inside a had and four Kings inside another, two cards of each are removed then one hat is shown empty and other contains four Kings again
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Leopold Figner Überall und nirgends No. 35, "Nach Dr. Hofzinser"
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Leopold Figner Magische Probe No. 36, card ends up on three different numbers
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Leopold Figner Das Svengali-Wunder No. 37, card at number, adding two numbers together
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Leopold Figner Das Joghi-Wunder No. 38, card is remembered and placed back in deck, cards divided into two halves and each half placed inside a pocket, spectator can decide in which pocket card shall be produced, also mentioned as a deck switch opportunity
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Leopold Figner Das Wunderspiel No. 39, deck thrown on table and chosen card remains, End Stripper Deck
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Leopold Figner Merkwürdiges Zusammentreffen No. 40, two selections end up together, two methods
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Leopold Figner Verbesserte Kinematographie No. 41, deck is flicked through and only red or only black cards can be seen
Inspired by
Variations
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Leopold Figner Die Glückszahl No. 42, performer counts cards on the table and spectator shall secretly count and start with value of selection and stop performer when 17 is reached, it turns out to be selection
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Leopold Figner Der ausgeprägte Farbensinn No. 43, cards are shuffled and performer is able to tell if cards are red or black
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Leopold Figner Überraschende Art, eine ins Spiel gemischte Karte zum Vorschein zu bringen No. 44, card location using a Stripper deck
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Leopold Figner Neue Anwendung magischer Zahlen No. 45, packet is cut and secretly counted, performer removes cards and spectator shall continue counting, starting from his cut number until 21, value of this card matches amount of cut packet
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Leopold Figner Phantastisches Erscheinen einer gezogenen Karte No. 46, deck in glass is covered by handkerchief, selection rises under handkerchief, with wand
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Leopold Figner Das große Rätsel No. 47, cards are selected and deck then shuffled and dealt by performer, all selections found in one pile
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Leopold Figner Cagliostros Traum No. 48, selection is divined and spectator can chose if card shall appear on top or on the bottom
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Leopold Figner Der Zuschauer als Zauberer No. 49, several cards are selected, replaced and deck is shuffled, spectator selects same amount of cards unseen and places them on top of the deck, they turn out to be the cards chosen
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Leopold Figner Überraschendes Erscheinen einer Karte No. 50, selection is produced behind leg
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Leopold Figner Mysteriöses Changement No. 51, two Kings and two Queens change places, using one duplicate
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Leopold Figner Zwei von Fünf ist Null No. 52, five cards placed under handkerchief, two are removed and other three cards vanish from under silk
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Leopold Figner Die fliegenden Karten No. 53, four cards placed on a plate and covered with newspaper, two cards travel on second plate covered with newspaper
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Leopold Figner Plötzliches Erscheinen einer Karte No. 54, selection appears on face of the deck
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Leopold Figner Die X-Strahlen-Karte No. 55, cyclical stack, described for 32 cards
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Leopold Figner Der allwissende Künstler No. 56, deck is dealt into two piles and two cards selected, deck shuffled and cards located
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Leopold Figner Ein Rätsel No. 57, different handling for previous routine
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Leopold Figner Das große Rätsel No. 58, deck of 36 cards is dealt into four piles, two cards are selected and placed in different piles, performer is able to locate selections
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Leopold Figner Der Zauberspiegel No. 59, performer divines selection by looking into a mirror, stacked and marked deck, marking for next card
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Leopold Figner Hellsehen No. 60, spectator removes ten cards and moves an amount of cards from top to bottom, performer names amount
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Leopold Figner Hellsehen Non plus ultra No. 61, chosen card is named
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Leopold Figner Geistes-Manifestation No. 62, deck is wrapped in paper and covered with a silk, when silk is removed selections are found on top of wrapped packet
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Leopold Figner Magische Sehergabe No. 63, deck dealt into three piles, performer is able to know chosen card in any pile
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Leopold Figner Die magische Zahl 21 No. 64, thought of card found, spectator names suit and then shall use value and add up until 21 while performer deals through the cards, last card corresponds with thought of cards
Variations
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Leopold Figner Erraten einer gedachten Zahl No. 65, variation of previous trick, using the number 25 instead
Inspired by
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Leopold Figner Gedachte Karte durch Gedankenübertragung zu erraten No. 66, chosen card is replaced and deck dealt into four rows, selection is found
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Leopold Figner Geheimnisvolle Wanderung No. 67, red and black cards transposition, one card of each pile ("leader") is removed and other cards follow
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Leopold Figner Zweite Methode mit Präparation No. 68, red and black cards transposition, one card of each pile ("leader") is removed and other cards follow
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Leopold Figner Pik-Bube als Detektiv No. 69, performer knows position of selection
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Leopold Figner Der Pessimist No. 70, three cards are riffled and performer shall remember the cards, three black cards are remembered but pile is shown to be just red cards
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Leopold Figner Der neue Phantom-Trick No. 71, five cards are riffled and one is remembered, performer places one card in pocket and it turns out to be selection
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Leopold Figner Die Ordnungskarte No. 72, Ace to Five are shown in order and when riffled through they can be seen in reversed order
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Leopold Figner Die Wanderkarte No. 73, thought cards across
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Leopold Figner Précipitation No. 74, deck dealt into two piles, two cards travel
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Leopold Figner Das Menetekel-Wunder No. 75, stripper deck, cut on both sides
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Leopold Figner Professor Steinachs Verjüngungskur No. 76, King turns into Jack, story presentation
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Leopold Figner Der verbesserte Komet No. 77, clock trick, layout in form of a comet
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Leopold Figner Das gute Medium No. 78, medium with mirror divines chose card
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Leopold Figner Des Teufels eigene Idee No. 79, divination of chosen card
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Leopold Figner Kartenlesen No. 80, various methods to name cards from shuffled deck, marked, mirror, shiner glued on card
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Leopold Figner Kartenlesen Non plus ultra No. 81, deck is riffled shuffled once
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Leopold Figner Der Künstler als Hellseher No. 82, deck dealt into four piles and top cards removed, performer names removed cards
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Leopold Figner Der verlassene Liebhaber No. 83, two Jacks and a Queen are placed in a hat and one Jack is removed, Jack appears back in hat, while the other two cards are gone, flap and step gaff combination
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Leopold Figner On Card Splitting
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Leopold Figner Geisterhilfe No. 84, card vanishes from deck and is produced from envelope
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Leopold Figner Galante Abenteuer No. 85, deck is dealt into four piles and reassembled for placement, Jacks and Queens are found by spelling
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Leopold Figner Folgen einer guten Erziehung No. 86, spectator cuts several times and finds reversed card, "they turn their backs agains him"
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Leopold Figner Die uneinigen Karten No. 87, small packet of red and black cards, one color always reverses itself
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Leopold Figner Das Meister-Rätsel No. 88, spectator opens deck at any point and remembers card, card ends up reversed in the center, fifteen peek pairs with same card
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Leopold Figner Eine optische Täuschung No. 89, deck is riffled and shown to consist of all the same cards, then it changes to normal deck
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Leopold Figner Vollendete optische Täuschung No. 90, deck is riffled and shown to consist of all the same cards, then it changes to normal deck, repeated with color of backs
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Leopold Figner Eine große Anzahl gezogener Karten zum Vorschein zu bringen No. 91, multiple selection routine, control using long card and the pass
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Leopold Figner Karten auf gewünschte Zahl aus der Tasche gezogen No. 92, cards are selected and replaced, deck in pocket and numbers named at which position cards shall appears, performer removes cards one by one from pocket
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Leopold Figner Eine Überraschung No. 93, combination of two previous routines, multiple selection routine and last three cards produced from pocket
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Leopold Figner Die Rohrpost No. 94, several selections are produced from pocket, one by one
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Leopold Figner Inspiration No. 95, three cards are selected and lost, after top and bottom cards have been shown deck is dealt into three packets and gathered up again, now performer finds selections
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Leopold Figner Das Sphinx-Rätsel No. 96, several selections are found, distant key card
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Leopold Figner Das unergründliche Mysterium No. 97, divination of chosen card, two methods
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Leopold Figner Neueste Kinokarte No. 98, deck is flicked through and only red or only black cards can be seen, also with different colored backs
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Leopold Figner Karten-A-B-C No. 99, three chosen cards are found by spelling the names
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Leopold Figner Die doppelte Verwandlungskarte No.100, Protean pack type
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Data entered by Lorenz Schär, December 2025.