Magische Gesellschaftsspiele — I. Teil

Willmann's Illustrierte Magische Bibliothek Band 3

Book
1900
Written by Carl Willmann
Work of Carl Willmann
88 pages (Paperback), published by Alfred Hahn
Illustrated with drawings
Language: German
80 entries
Cover photograph
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Carl Willmann Vorwort
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Streichholz-Rätsel layout puzzle
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Ein Streichholzscherz burning a match with its head down without burning oneself
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Das furchtsame Streichhölzchen rubber-banded match shoots out when ignited
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Die gehorsamen Streichhölzer matches in water with heads toward center, the move out in star formation
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Zu erraten wieviel Geldstücke eine Person in ihrer Hand hält spectator takes a number of coins and has to do calculations with that number, performer in the end divines the number of coins
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Ein Zauberquadrat magic square for the number 1899
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Ein Zahlenscherz puzzle about distributing seventeen camels
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Wie man für jedes Datum verflossener oder auch zukünftiger Jahre den betreffenden Wochentag finden kann
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Neue Methode "(Berechnet für das 19. Jahrhundert.)"
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Die Karte als Geduldspiel layout puzzle with cut-up card pieces
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Die geschnittene Spielkarte how to walkt through a playing card
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Tot und lebendig puzzle with two drawn dead dogs, how to make them alive
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Scherz-Aufgabe cutting a paper circe into eight equal pieces with three cuts
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Ein Kartenscherz layout puzzle with four playing cards
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Wie werden zwölf Kartenblätter so gelegt, dass man immer vier in jeder Reihe von rechts nach links und von oben nach unten zählen kann? layout puzzle with 12 playing cards
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Der Man mit den vier Köpfen four paper strips with design on them have to be combined to make a certain image
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Der wieder erstandene Zwirnfaden burnt and restored string
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Die mysteriöse Schlinge leather band rolled up, endless chain type game
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Die Kunst, eine auf einem Stuhle sitzende Person mit den Fingerspitzen zu heben lifting a sitting person with fingertips
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Ein Korken-Trick penetrating corks
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Die rastlose Weintraube grape floating up and down in champagne
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Der zerschlagene Stock wooden stick held by two paper rings, stick broken with a hit but paper remains intact
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Ein Pflock, welcher in drei verschiedene Löcher passt object that can be placed through three holes with different shapes (circle, triangle, square)
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Die schwimmenden Korken bar bet with corks, placing them in bowl filled with water so they swim upright
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Die Wirkung des Luftdrucks how to make heavy books fall over only by blowing
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Der elektrische Spazierstock cane balancing on cane starts to move when a piece of paper is held near
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Das Perpetuum mobile apparent perpetuum mobile construction
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Die Höhe eines Cylinderhutes zu bestimmen estimating height of top hat
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Die 36 Nullen grid of 6x6 zeros, puzzle
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Die Nonnenlist mathematical puzzle, story with nuns and monks
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Neun Zahlen so in drei Reihen zu ordnen, dass drei Zahlen von allen Seiten die Summe 15 oder 18 ausmachen mathematical puzzle, 3x3 magic square
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Die mysteriöse Zahl 9 on the number nine and its characteristics
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Die Magie in der Rechenkunst add-a-number principle using blank pages of a book, sum prediction
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"Das Additions-Spiel" oder "Die Macht der Suggestion" added numbers
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Die frei an der Wand hängende Münze coin sticks to wall, no preparation
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Die durchdringende Münze cardboard with a hole smaller than a coin, challenge to pass coin through hole
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Die folgsamen Münzen how to put stacked coins on plate on table without touching the coins
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Der widerspenstige Thaler paper strip under balanced coin is removed
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Die an ihrem Platze verharrende Münze coin on paper is balanced on finger, paper removed and coin stays balanced on finger without touching it
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Neues Münzenchangieren while picking up a dropped coin it vanishes, tossing between legs to other hand
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Der Würfelfang bar bet, glass and two dice held with one hand, how to get one die inside glass
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Der sichere Spielgewinn game of Nim using a die
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Drei Würfel werden auf den Tisch geworfen und in eine Reihe gelegt, worauf man die Augen eines jeden derselben errät three dice thrown, spectator does calculations with the top numbers, then performer can divine them, see also p. 48 for version with two dice
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Die geheimnisvollen Würfel three dice placed on top of each other, some calculations, result divined, two versions
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Sympathetische Tinte three recipes for invisible ink
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Variations
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Sympathetische Tinte chemical method to make writing appear on paper, paper has to be dipped in water
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Sympathetische Tinte recipes for invisible ink
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Sympathetische Tinte recipes for invisible ink
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Der magische Name paper burnt, letters of a name remain unburnt, chemical
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Neues Blitzpapier flash paper recipe, chemical
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Die magische Schrift ashes rubbed on arm, writing appears
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Die Flammenschrift writing burns into piece of paper
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Die heisse Dose box becomes to hot to be held by spectator, chemical
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Leo Errera Der Regen im Wasserglase tiny raindrops in a glass cylinder, chemical
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Die Blutschrift der Fakire name of spectator appears on arm in red, chemical
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Zwei Scherz-Fragen two riddles
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Die gut sitzende Weste gag question that results into predictably funny movement to display vest
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Das Vexir-Fläschchen small bottle, when spectator opens it the liquid runs out the bottom all over him, gag
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Der Käfer im Bierglas fake insect to be dropped into a glass of beer
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Der verhängnisvolle Faden thread on jacket, when spectator pulls on it it becomes longer and longer, gag
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Der widerspenstige Korken blowing a cork in the bottle
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Was verstehen Sie unter "kompakt"? gag question that results into predictably funny hand movements
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Der Ringer "Ein Scherz", person seems to wrestle with a person while back is turned to audience, pantomime type
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Das Glas als Geldschrank small coin in shot glass, sealed with bigger coin that gets stuck halfway in glass, challenge to remove small coin without touching anything, blowing
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Das Glas als Lungenprüfer two glasses into each other, one has to remove the inner glass without touching either, solution is blowing
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Der gebannte Korken bar bet with cork on a bottle
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Der Tellerwackler oder: Der unruhige Geist plate moves and shakes, air pressure
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Der Salon-Herkules gag in which a spoon has to be moved with the mouth, it is secretly filled with mustard
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Der optische Farbenkreisel spinning top, optical illusion wit black and white cover to generate colors
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Die Sparkasse im Wasserglas upside down glass placed over coin with handkerchief cover, coin vanishes, secret cover on glass opening of same type as working surface
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Der feuchte Thaler water squeezed out of borrowed coin, sponge starts behind ear
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Das Balancieren mehrerer Münzen balancing two coins on their edges on top of each other between thumb and first finger
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Die Thalerwanderung three coins in each hand, they travel from hand to hand one by one, last one in hand of spectator, one ahead with extra coin
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Scherz-Aufgabe puzzle with three coins
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Der bezauberte Fingerhut small cone made from paper and put on table, thimble vanishes and reappears underneath, nesting thimbles
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Ein niedliches Kunststück am Theetisch
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Der Postkarten-Lese-Schlüssel mask to lay over postcard, words in cut-out holes make up a secret message
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Antonio Molini Der kleine Springinsfeld paper figure on cork on card on top of full glass, suddenly jumps up
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Die überlistete Gesellschaft , oder "Der Knoten im Taschentuch" tying a knot into a silk without letting go of the end/corners
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Data entered by Lorenz Schär, March 2026.