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Book
1927
Written by Leopold Figner
Work of Leopold Figner
148 pages (Hardcover), published by Lehmann & Schüppel, Leipzig
No illustrations
Language: German
115 entries
Cover photograph
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Leopold Figner Vorwort
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Leopold Figner Einleitung on the use of the long card and how to make it
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Leopold Figner Die Kunstgriffe
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Leopold Figner Die Volte
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Leopold Figner Das Palmieren one or several cards
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Leopold Figner Das Filieren
7
Leopold Figner Das Rauschen riffling through the cards
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Leopold Figner Das Forzieren
8
Leopold Figner Das Abziehen moving top card to bottom or center, slip or one card pass action
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Leopold Figner Das Falschmischen two false shuffles, Charlier and multiple cuts with long card
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Leopold Figner Gezogene Karten three methods to control a card, key card, long card and pass
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Leopold Figner Der Klang der Stimme No. 1, spectator cuts selection back in the deck and starts naming the cards, performer stops at selection
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Leopold Figner Dasselbe, zweite Methode No. 2, deck dealt in four piles, one card selected and placed back, spectator starts naming the card, performer stops at selection
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Leopold Figner Dasselbe, dritte Methode No. 3, deck cut in several packets, one card selected and placed back, spectator starts naming the card, performer stops at selection
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Leopold Figner Die Macht des Willens No. 4, card at number, dealing twice
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Leopold Figner Inspiration No. 5, card selected and replaced, mixed in form of dealing in three piles, selection is named and located
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Leopold Figner Die magischen Würfel No. 6, card at number, total of two dice
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Leopold Figner Zweite Methode No. 7, card at number
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Leopold Figner Die herausgeblasene Karte No. 8, chosen card is blown out of the deck
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Leopold Figner Der Hellseher No. 9, divination of selection
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Leopold Figner Die zweite Methode No. 10, selection replaced and secured with rubber band, performer is able to name selection after riffling through the deck
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Leopold Figner Eine gute Idee No. 11, divination of selection
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Leopold Figner Buchstabieren einer gezogenen Karte No. 12, spelling to chosen card
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Leopold Figner Die wandernde Karte No. 13, card from red back deck is removed and placed in blue back deck, it vanishes and appears back in other deck
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Leopold Figner Der verblüffte Zuschauer No. 14, color changing deck
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Leopold Figner Gedanken-Übertragung No. 15, divination of chosen card
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Leopold Figner Gezogene Karte von der Rückseite zu finden No. 16, divination of chosen card
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Leopold Figner Ein Rätsel No. 17, chosen card is replaced and deck shuffled, rubber band wrapped around deck and performer extracts selection
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Leopold Figner Unter erschwerten Umständen No. 18, chosen card is replaced and deck shuffled, rubber band wrapped around deck and performer extracts selection
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Leopold Figner Die höfliche Karte No. 19, chosen card is replaced and deck shuffled, rubber band wrapped around deck and card is found reversed after quickly going below table
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Leopold Figner Im Dunkel der Tasche No. 20, selection found in deck while in spectator's pocket
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Leopold Figner Zweite Methode No. 21, selection found in deck while in spectator's pocket
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Leopold Figner Zusammengefunden No. 22, four spectators select two cards each, after cutting and dealing all pairs are found together
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Leopold Figner Unter dem Einfluss der Planeten No. 23, Kings, Queens or Jacks are selected and all four end up on top
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Leopold Figner Arithmetik No. 24, number cards are dealt into four rows and performer is able to find each named card instantly
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Leopold Figner Der neue Phantom-Trick No. 25, three selections placed inside pocket and two are removed, any of the selections is named and shown to be the one left in performer's pocket, then other two cards are shuffled in the deck and later located
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Leopold Figner Uhr und Karte No. 26, card is located by counting cards from top according to actual time
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Leopold Figner Ein Reinfall No. 40, sucker effect, secretly looking at faces to divine cards, when spectator tries to replicate it, a double backer is found
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Leopold Figner Vorhersage No. 27, card at named number is predicted, dealt twice
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Leopold Figner Gerade oder ungerade No. 28, packet cut and performer is able to say if the amount of cards is odd or even, repeated
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Leopold Figner Die mysteriöse Zigaretten-Schachtel No. 29, card is replaced in deck and deck put inside a cigarette box, card is divined, box as shiner
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Leopold Figner Beliebig viel gedachte Karten zu erraten No. 30, divination of several cards
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Leopold Figner Zweite Methode No. 31, divination of several cards
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Leopold Figner Ein glücklicher Zufall No. 32, spectator selects one of several cards which matches card in performer's pocket
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Leopold Figner Geheimnisvolles Erraten No. 33, red and black cards are separated, one spectator looks at top two cards and adds numbers other spectator looks at card at that position in his packet, performer divines card
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Leopold Figner Eigenartiger Zusammenhang No. 34, suit is selected and removed from deck together with another suit, top card of one packet used and value spelled in other packet to find matching value, continued with entire suit
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Leopold Figner Der ABC-Schütze No. 35, spelling through deck, values
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Leopold Figner ABC, zweite Methode No. 36, spelling through deck suits and values
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Leopold Figner Sehergabe "Non plus ultra" No. 37, deck is dealt into nine piles three times and then top card remembered which can be divined by performer
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Leopold Figner Boscos Vision No. 38, deck placed inside pocket of spectator, performer removes selection
 		54
Leopold Figner Ein mysteröses Experiment No. 39, performer finds same card as selection in a second deck under handkerchief
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Leopold Figner Luzifers Geheimnis No. 41, number and card are remembered and card found
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Leopold Figner Der inspirierte Zuschauer No. 42, selection is found on top and card next to it predicted
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Leopold Figner Die magischen Karten No. 43, packet of eleven cards are cut and counted how many cards are in the lower packet, performer finds card with matching value
Related to
  • Leopold Figner's "Geheimnisse der Kartenkunst", p. 18.
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Leopold Figner Dasselbe, zweite Methode No. 44, packet of eleven cards are cut and counted how many cards are in the lower packet, performer finds card with matching value
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Leopold Figner Auffinden einer freigewählten Karte No. 45, locating selection after deck is cut in several packets
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Leopold Figner Das Karten-Orakel No. 46, some cards are cut and a card selected, card is found with value matching the amount of cut cards
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Leopold Figner Eine gedachte Zahl zu erraten No. 47, packet is cut and secretly counted, then rest is dealt and spectator counts until 21 starting with the number matching the cut cards, last card will be of same value as amount of cut cards
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Leopold Figner Zweite Methode No. 48, packet is cut and rest encircled with rubber band, performer removes a card with value matching the cut packet
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Leopold Figner Arbeitsteilung No. 49, deck is divided into two piles and several cards selected from one half and placed in other, half is shuffled and performer is able to locate selections
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Leopold Figner Wandervögel No. 50, four Tens on table change places with Jacks in pocket, four duplicates
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Leopold Figner Die unzertrennlichen Asse No. 51, cards placed between the two red Aces vanish / red Aces end up together in the deck
Related to
  • "Die unzertrennlichen Asse" in Leopold Figner's "Geheimnisse der Kartenkunst"
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The Glide
70
Leopold Figner Vereinigt No. 52, two unknown selections end up together in the deck
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Leopold Figner Die wandernden Buben No. 53, red Jacks on top and bottom and black Jacks in the middle change places, several phases and variations, in the end card dealt into four piles and a four-digit number is named, when numbers are counted on each pile Jacks appear
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Leopold Figner The Pass while cutting the deck in half
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Leopold Figner Ein neuer "Vier As-Trick" No. 54, Aces lost in the deck and deck dealt into four piles, die used to get four numbers which are counted down in each pile to find the Aces
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Leopold Figner Karten durch den Ärmel No. 55, several phases, with selection
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Leopold Figner Palming from small packet
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Leopold Figner False Count with sound, eleven cards as twelve
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Leopold Figner Die vom Künstler gedachte Karte No. 56, two number added to find card thought by performer, dealing twice but first two single numbers then total
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Leopold Figner Die Kartenparade No. 57, deck is dealt in three piles and then in four piles, every pile contains a sorted suit
Related to
  • Leopold Figner's "Die Kartenparade" in "Geheimnisse der Kartenkunst" p. 46.
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Leopold Figner Der König auf Reisen No. 58, a King and nine random cards are cut, performer is able to tell position of King
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Leopold Figner Präparierte Spiele No. 59, on gaffed decks, Svengali
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Leopold Figner Auf Kommando "Halt!" No. 60, three spectator chose a card and find them by saying stop, three-way forcing deck
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Leopold Figner Ein überraschender Vier-As-Trick No. 61, three duplicate Aces
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Leopold Figner Der König von Siam und sein Zeremonienmeister No. 62, Ace to King in order, when King placed on the bottom cards can be seen in reversed order, riffle through to show the cards, Optex
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Leopold Figner Die Versammlung No. 63, Ace through King of each suit are put inside a hat, Aces end up in one Hat, Jacks in second hat and so on, riffle through to show the cards
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Leopold Figner Die Sonnenkarte No. 64, various spectators cut the deck and remember a card, then deck is dealt and all the selections end up in one pile
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Leopold Figner Gelegte Kartenspiele No. 65, cylcical stack with 36 cards
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Leopold Figner Das Bosco-Spiel No. 66
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Leopold Figner Die Berechnung der Farben No. 67, calculating suits in a cyclical stack
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Leopold Figner Die Berechnung der Werte No. 68, calculating position of values in a cyclical stack
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Leopold Figner Unerklärlicher Zusammenhang No. 69, divination of a card using cyclical stack
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Leopold Figner Das grosse Rätsel No. 70, location of selection
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Leopold Figner Hellsehen "Non plus ultra" No. 71, selected card placed inside box is divined
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Leopold Figner Rätselhaftes Erraten No. 72, spectator counts until twenty-one starting with the number matching position of thought-of card
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Leopold Figner Vorteile bei der Berechnung No. 73, further information and calculation with a cyclical deck
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Leopold Figner Der Wiegemeister No. 74, weighing the cards, repeated
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Leopold Figner Ein unerklärlicher Vorgang No. 75, cards removed from deck by spectators according to thought of numbers, numbers divined by performer
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Leopold Figner Dasselbe, zweite Methode No. 76, cards removed from deck by spectators according to thought of numbers, numbers divined by performer
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Leopold Figner Das unlösbare Rätsel No. 77
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Leopold Figner Das Riesengedächtnis No. 78, deck is shown and various spectators remember card and position, performer apparently memorized entire deck
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Leopold Figner Der allwissende Künstler No. 79, deck is cut and dealt into four piles, top cards of three piles are remembered and performer is able to name them
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Leopold Figner Gedachte Karte No. 80, on finding thought of cards
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Leopold Figner Die folgsame Karte No. 81, spectator's name is spelled to find selection
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Leopold Figner Das gute Medium No. 82, medium divines chosen card
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Leopold Figner Astrologie No. 83, selection is found after deck is dealt in several piles
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Leopold Figner StatusqQuo ante No. 84, card remembered at a number end up at same position after cutting the deck several times
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Leopold Figner Sehergabe No. 85, performer is able to know chosen card and locates it
Related to
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Leopold Figner Mit Hilfe der Würfel No. 86, card is located using dice
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Leopold Figner Dasselbe, zweite Methode No. 87, card is located using dice
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Leopold Figner Des Zauberers Traum No. 88
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Leopold Figner Ein unerklärlicher Fall No. 89, randomly selected card placed in pocket turns out to be selection
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Leopold Figner, Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein Die gehorsamen Karten No. 90, three cards and positions remembered while dealing through deck, all are found
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Leopold Figner Telepathie No. 91
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Leopold Figner Unergründlich No. 92
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Leopold Figner Muskellesen No. 93, divination of card, apparently using muscle reading
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Leopold Figner Ein neues Prinzip No. 94
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Leopold Figner Luzifers Idee No. 95
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Leopold Figner Dasselbe, zweite Methode No. 96, deck held under table
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Leopold Figner Dasselbe, dritte Methode No. 97, dealing twice
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Leopold Figner Mephistos Geheimnis No. 98
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Leopold Figner Das magnetische Messer No. 99
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Leopold Figner Der Höhepunkt No. 100
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Data entered by Lorenz Schär, February 2026.