Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups

"Principles of Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups"

(1968) contained on pages 30- 62 (Third Printing from 1976 used)
Book
1973
Written by Karl Fulves*
Work of Karl Fulves*
98 pages (Spiralbound), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
71 entries
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Karl Fulves* Introduction
Charles T. Jordan The Missing Pair old new deck order (picture cards together, all others from Ace to Ten) deck dealt into four piles, spectator removes a value pair from any pile which is divined by performer
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Variations
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J. W. Sarles Posi-Negative Cards Magnetic Colors variation
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Karl Fulves* Attraction after riffle shuffle cards are dealt in pairs, matching red or black pair is always followed by pair of other color
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Karl Fulves* Chromatic Telepathy spectator lays out pairs on table, performer knows which ones are black and which red
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Karl Fulves* Incorporated Color Control number of color-matching pairs kind of predicted after riffle shuffle
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Karl Fulves* Black Magic effect about matching pairs of red and black, related to Gilbreath Principle, fifty-two double facers (!)
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Karl Fulves* ESP + Math ESP cards are shuffled and distributed, performer knows who has a pair in his cards
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Roy Walton*, Karl Fulves* Influential Pairs two decks dealt in several piles, red black separated
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Gene Finnell Color Prophecy performer predicts which red-black pairs will match when two halves are dealt after a shuffle
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Peter Alexis* Scarlock's Card phoned person knows dealt poker hands
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Karl Fulves* Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups reprinted from Epilogue until p. 29
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Karl Fulves* Basic Color Control certain pair pattern when two stacked portions are shuffled into each other
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Karl Fulves* The Odd Event red-black matching thing with two card location
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Karl Fulves* Riffle/Reverse combination of riffle shuffle and reverse faro, related to Gilbreath Principle
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Karl Fulves* The 3-Card Cycle properties after riffle shuffling deck in 1-2-3-1-2-3-... order
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Karl Fulves* Self-Duplicating Set-ups exotic principle in which sequences are duplicated in a random outjog-sorting procedure
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Karl Fulves* Self Correcting Set Ups properties after riffle shuffling two sets of the same order
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Karl Fulves* 3-Card Sets more properties after riffle shuffling two sets of the same order
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Karl Fulves* Spread Correction determining position of key cards in the deck after a riffle shuffle
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Karl Fulves* The Floating Locator determining position of key cards in the deck after a riffle shuffle with full deck stack
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Karl Fulves* Psychometry and Math pairs of envelopes are distributed, personal items inserted and then performer know which is by whom
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Karl Fulves* Remember and Forget with mathematical riffle shuffle method
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Karl Fulves* A Location position of two free selections are divined, riffle shuffle method
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Karl Fulves* Double Up two selections from topsy-turvy deck, position and identity are predicted, riffle shuffle method
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Karl Fulves* Some Difference values of put-away dice are divined, based on theme in Henry Christ's "Sum & Difference"
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Karl Fulves* Introduction
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Karl Fulves* Basic Position Control two sections in (possibly different) cyclic order are shuffled together and dealt in groups, formulas that tell whether in case of a match in a group one of the cards shows up on top or bottom of group
  • Definition of Terms
  • Rule I & II
  • Example 1 - 3
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Karl Fulves* Some Special Cases "Basic Position Control", riffle shuffle set-ups, including an unusual derivation of the basic Gilbreath principle in Example 6
  • Example 4 - 6
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Karl Fulves* Higher Values Of "n" further discussion of "Basic Position Control"
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Karl Fulves* Critical Value of (P)xy further discussion of "Basic Position Control"
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Karl Fulves* General Position Control similar to "Basic Position Control" without repeating cycles
  • Definition of Terms
  • Rule III & IV
  • Example 7 & 8
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Karl Fulves* Distribution Of Mating Pairs riffle shuffled deck dealt in groups, k-th group contains pair, how to determine its value
  • Definition of Terms
  • Rule V & VI
  • Example 9 - 11
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Karl Fulves* Total Value Of A Packet
  • Rule VII
  • Example 12 & 13
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Karl Fulves* Special Cases "straightforward results"
  • Non-Constant Values of "s"
  • Constant Value of (T)s
  • Example 15
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Karl Fulves* Constant Functions And Infinite Decks for the "Philosopher At The Card Table"
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Karl Fulves* A Footnote On Self-Centering Stacks
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Karl Fulves* The Double Riffle Shuffle properties that remain after two riffle shuffles
  • The Double Riffe
  • Basic Position Control
  • General Position Control
  • Substitutes For The Double Riffle (random dealing substitute to riffle shuffle)
  • Brief Summary To A Short Chapter
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Karl Fulves* Riffle Shuffle Analogs models to visualize effect of riffle shuffle on the order
  • Partitions
  • The Five-Card Partition
  • General Shuffle Analogs
  • Polyominoes
  • Pseudo-Polyominoes
  • The Matchbox Analog
  • A Note On Matchbox Analogs
  • And A Note On Ordered Polyominoes
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Karl Fulves* Double Indemnity spectator riffle shuffles and remembers card at position twenty-six, then removes cards from top and bottom, still located, repeat
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Karl Fulves* The Rue Morgue Problem cards riffle shuffled by spectators and dealt in pairs to players, they remove red or black poker chips according to red-black distribution, chip values and cards added, the total is 28 and predicted
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Karl Fulves* Mathematical Slates two slates filled with names according to rules
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Karl Fulves* Monte Carlo Poker number cards used for betting game after a single riffle shuffle
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Karl Fulves* Future Perfect Miraskill with face-up/face-down instead of red/black, previous selection found in odd-colored pile
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Gene Finnell Gilbreath Claim claims that he discovered the principle in 1953
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Gene Finnell Red and Black Challenge "Magnetic Colors" as set-up for divided deck location
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Gene Finnell Face-up/Face-down Challenge face-up/face-down condition of one pile matches that of another pile
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Gene Finnell Magnetic Colors Variation starting on bottom of page
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Gene Finnell Influential Pairs Variation
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Edward Marlo The Odd Event red-black matching thing with two card location
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Edward Marlo Remember and Forget
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Edward Marlo Spread Correction performer knows position of two selections despite real riffle shuffle
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Edward Marlo Jordan plus Marlo selection found after three riffle shuffles, chains, stack
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Rick Johnsson, Walter Rollins Colors Revealed after a riffle shuffle, the spectator sorts deck in multiple stage in colors and pockets piles in six different pockets, performer knows number of cards in each pocket
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Roy Walton* Miracle Location two card location with red black alternated deck
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Edward Marlo Impromptu Repeat Miraskill Miraskill effect with face-up/face-down cards instead of red/black cards
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Roy Walton* Influence some red-black matching occurs, two stacked decks, faro
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Marvin Johnson Logical Odd Event two selections found and red-black separation
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Karl Fulves* An Approach to Reading using number cards
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Karl Fulves* Odds on Favorite Omega Bet, betting game in which a reversed card is part of a same-colored pair or not
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Karl Fulves* Unmatch five red and five black cards, spectator choses five, when turned up in pairs they always are one red and one black
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Martin Gardner* Color Thot
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Karl Fulves* Reconstruction performer gives deck several honest riffle shuffles, then spectator remembers card and its position, then several more honest riffle shuffles, position named and card found
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Charles Brush Long-Short Stacked Deck from early Sphinx
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Joseph K. Schmidt Impromptu Miraskil with face-up/face-down
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Neal Elias, Bert Fenn, Joseph K. Schmidt A Reverse Sleight Variation deck reversed over card
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Martin Gardner* A Betting Swindle betting game with three suits after a riffle shuffle
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Ken Krenzel Miracle Revelation
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Charles Hudson Match Up
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James G. Thompson Jr. ESP + Math + Thompson ESP cards are shuffled and distributed, performer knows who has a pair in his cards
  • Adding Another Factor
  • Phase II
  • Phase III
  • Added Notes by Thompson
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Karl Fulves* Concluding Remarks
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Data entered by Denis Behr, December 2015.