Book
1997
Written by Nick Trost
Work of Nick Trost
332 pages (Hardcover), published by L&L Publishing
Illustrated with drawings by Joseph K. Schmidt
Language: English
212 entries
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Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
William P. Miesel Introduction
13
Nick Trost Foreword
15
Nick Trost The Observation Test
Related to
17
Edward Marlo Displaying all the Cards as Identical Using Swing Cuts
17
Nick Trost Seven Card Count Variation of Six Card Repeat, credit information
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring, Feb. 1955
Related to
Variations
19
Walter Rollins, Brother John Hamman, Bob Longe Rollins-Hamman-Longe Routine
Also published here
Inspired by
  • The Linking Ring, Feb. 1955
Related to
  • "One Too Many" (Bob Longe, 101 Amazing Card Tricks, 1993)
21
Nick Trost Double Pinochle with an Elevator Finish
Inspired by
  • "Knock-Out Aces" (Ted Biet, Genii, June 1982)
Variations
22
Nick Trost Rising Crime Display
23
Nick Trost The Five-Ace Poker Hand
Variations
25
Nick Trost Generic Deck Version Variation on "The Five-Ace Poker Hand" with blank cards
Inspired by
27
Nick Trost Red or Black - Which? small packet
Inspired by
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Variations
28
Nick Trost, Tom Hubbard The Ultimate Version Variation on "Red or Black - Which?"
Inspired by
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Nick Trost Weight Guess Spectator pockets cards, magician divines how many, breather at twenty-six
Also published here
  • New Tops, Feb. 1966
Related to
Variations
32
Mike Rogers Mike Roger's Version Variation of "Weight Guess" with cards face up
Inspired by
  • New Tops, Feb. 1966
33
Tom Hubbard Tom Hubbard's Version Variation of "Weight Guess", also with cards face up, but no initial counting
Inspired by
  • New Tops, Feb. 1966
Variations
34
Nick Trost Double Turnover Coincidence Two spectators cut to black Queens, which is previously predicted by written prediction
37
Nick Trost Reversed Coincidence with one deck Magician and spectator each has half a deck, they exchange one card and place reversed in each half, revealed to be mates
38
Ed Balducci Cut Deeper Force
38
Nick Trost Do as I Do with Two Cards magician and spectator freely exchange two cards each, turn out to be four Queens
Inspired by
39
Nick Trost Card in Pocket Coincidence Prediction card placed in pocket, spectator selects card by counting down to named number, card in pocket shown to be mates
Also published here
Variations
40
Nick Trost Ten-In-A-Row Double Coincidence
Inspired by
Variations
41
Nick Trost Swindle Suits swindle switch procedure
Inspired by
  • "The Tarot Speaks" marketed by Arthur Emerson
Related to
Variations
43
Paul Curry Swindle Switch
45
Nick Trost Courtship Kings placed on top of Queens and squeezed, instantly dealt off in pairs
Variations
47
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Matched Picture Cards
Also published here
Related to
Variations
49
Al Smith Al Smith's Version Variation of "Matched Picture Cards" without deck
Also published here
Inspired by
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Variations
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Norman Houghton Norman Houghton's First Version Variation of "Matched Picture Cards" also without deck
Inspired by
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Norman Houghton Norman Houghton's Second Version Variation of "Matched Picture Cards" also without deck too
Inspired by
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Variations
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Tom Hubbard Tom Hubbard's Version Visual variation of "Matched Picture Cards"
Inspired by
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Paul Swinford Paul Swinford's Routine Combination of original and Tom Hubbard's "Matched Picture Cards"
Inspired by
56
Nick Trost The Gathering of the Court Cards three packets of Jacks, Queens, Kings, assemble to three Jacks, three Queens and three Kings
Also published here
Related to
Variations
57
Nick Trost Like with Like Version "The Gathering of the Court Cards" with hotel story
Related to
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Nick Trost J-Q-K Climax Version Reverse effect of "The Gathering of the Court Cards"
Related to
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Charles Hudson Charles Hudson's Version Variation of "The Gathering of the Court Cards"
Also published here
Related to
61
Nick Trost Royal Rendezvouz Follow the Leader type of routine, with Ambitious Ending
63
Nick Trost A Cardman's Puzzle four packets of Jacks, Queen, Kings, assemble to four Jacks, four Queens and four Kings
Variations
64
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
64
Nick Trost Four-Ace Vanish and Recovery Four Aces vanish from deck, and appear back face up in the middle of the deck
Inspired by
  • "Record" (Andre Robert, The Magigram, April 1979)
67
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
67
Nick Trost Spectator Finds the Aces spectator selects two cards from spread, the two cards adjacent to each selection shown to be Aces
Inspired by
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Frederick Braue Braue Reversal
68
Bill Simon Simon Prophecy Force
69
Nick Trost Aces From Nowhere two methods
Variations
70
Cross Cut Force
71
Nick Trost Triumph Ace Opener Four Ace Triumph
Related to
Variations
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Cross Cut Force
72
Tenkai Ishida Optical Revolve
72
Daryl Martinez Triumph Cutting Display Variation
73
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Second Method Different method for "Triumph Ace Opener", first appeared in The New Tops, May 1981 (First part of method credited to Stewart Judah)
Inspired by
  • "Ace Opener for Experts" (Stewart Judah, The Magic World of Stewart Judah, 1966)
Related to
74
Sid Lorraine Slop Shuffle
74
Nick Trost Four Ace Disclosure
Also published here
75
Daryl Martinez Triumph Cutting Display
75
Nick Trost Ace Stop
Related to
76
Nick Trost Double Discovery spectator cuts deck into three piles, piles are assembled face-up/face-down, then face-up cards are removed and rest dealt out into four hands, top and bottom cards of the piles consist of Kings and Aces (Principle originator unknown in, but possibly from "A Prediction", Ralph W. Hull, 1932)
Inspired by
Variations
77
Nick Trost Peek-A-Boo Aces Pointer Principle to tell which Ace was selected
Related to
79
Nick Trost Flapjack Aces three Aces turn over at once
Also published here
80
Nick Trost, Shigeo Takagi Topsy Turvy Aces Handling by Shigeo Takagi, performed on Card and Coin Magic (1989)
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Tenkai Ishida Optical Revolve
82
Nick Trost Observation Test with Aces Black Aces change to red Aces, black Aces shown to have vanished and then reappears on faced halves
83
Nick Trost False Deal Deluxe pseudo false deal of a straight after one honest riffle shuffle
Also published here
87
Nick Trost Bottoms, Seconds and Centers Demo Pseudo demo (with duplicate card)
88
Nick Trost The Penney Paradox sucker bet
Related to
  • "Penney-Ante" (Walter Penney, The Journal of Recreational Mathematics, Oct 1969)
  • "On the Paradoxical Situations that Arise from Nontransitive Relations" (Martin Gardner, Scientific American, Oct 1974)
  • … and 1 more
89
Nick Trost Handsome Bridge Hand Dealing perfect bridge hand from shuffled deck, with stud poker demo to set it up
92
Nick Trost Odd Man Wins! presentation by Mack Picknick
Also published here
Variations
93
Nick Trost, Al Thatcher The Omega Bet - Updated Multiple prediction of whether selected cards matched color, last phase uses Gilbreath
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
96
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Horse Race Ace as horses, run a miniature racetrack, uses matches
Inspired by
  • "Derby" (Tony Koynini, 1952)
Related to
  • "Horse Race" (John Scarne, Scarne on Cards, 1949)
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Nick Trost Second Method alternative method for "Horse Race" using Gilbreath Principle
Also published here
102
Nick Trost, Al Thatcher, Tom Hubbard Automatic Poker - A Different Handling Uses packet of eleven cards masquerading as ten
Inspired by
106
Nick Trost Tenkai Poker Deal Cards shuffled face up/down, poker hands are dealt, only magician gets face down cards (plot credited to Persi Diaconis, routine inspired by Ricky Jay's routine on Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women)
108
Nick Trost, Ken Beale Ten-Card Poker Deal - Trost Routine Three phases, second phase is Ken Beale's idea
Also published here
109
Tenkai Ishida Optical Revolve
109
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Eighteen-Card Poker Uses concept of a morphing Jonah card that changes every phase (presentation by Stewart Judah)
Also published here
Related to
Variations
111
Nick Trost High-Card Poker Deal poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle
Also published here
Variations
113
Nick Trost Calling the Hands
Inspired by
Variations
115
Nick Trost Psychic Poker similar to previous "Calling the Hands"
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Charlier Charlier Shuffle
117
Nick Trost Spectator's Card Trick
Related to
119
Nick Trost Kissed and Divined (Improved) Two card prediction using faced halves (original idea by Richard Himber)
Inspired by
120
Nick Trost A Premonition two prediction cards match selection by value and suit separately
Variations
  • "Blind Chance" (Bob Longe, World's Greatest Card Tricks, 1996)
  • "Blind Chance" (World's Greatest Card Tricks, 1996)
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Nick Trost Predicting One of Six Cards moving counter on row of cards
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "See No Evil - Hear No Evil" (Clyde Cairy & Peter Tappan, The New Tops, 1967)
Variations
122
Nick Trost Seven Card Draw Prediction predicted number of red/black cards selected, taking cards from top and bottom
Also published here
  • "Seven Card Draw" Prediction (New Tops, Nov. 1969, Vol. 9 No. 11, p. 22)
123
Nick Trost Double Poker Hand Prediction Comes from Bill Miesel's notes, performed in 1968
124
Nick Trost Cards and Dice Prediction Pair of dice used, includes presentation idea by Mack Picknick
125
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah O-Aces Red backed and blue backed Aces, predict selected Ace/color of back (presentation by Stewart Judah), includes ideas by Stewart Judah (double envelopes) and Tom Hubbard (Himber wallet)
Related to
127
Nick Trost Time Will Tell Clock trick
Also published here
131
Nick Trost M-U-M Miracle
Inspired by
  • "Thought-O-Card" (G. P. Appaduri, M-U-M, March 1971)
132
Nick Trost Significator Five-Spot Significator Five-Spotface-up five used to count to selection, counted cards are the four Aces
Also published here
134
Nick Trost X Marks the Spot Selection turns up the same time as a marked card
Variations
135
Nick Trost Lost and Found divided deck location with a riffle shuffle before the location
Also published here
  • Nick's Table Trix, 1956
Related to
136
Nick Trost Subtle Location with the Gilbreath Principle
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Nick Trost The Lone Stranger Card located by being in bank of opposite colors
Also published here
138
Nick Trost Double Revelation with Cards and Dice Pair of dice to locate card, and prediction of numbers on dice
Inspired by
Related to
  • Precursor No. XXXIV, Feb. 1992
139
Nick Trost Double Shock! Two spectators find each other's card
Inspired by
141
Nick Trost The Eliminator uses gaffed dice (mis-spotted) to locate card in one of six piles, credit info for plot given to publication in Nouvelles Recreations, Physiques et Mathematiques (Gilles-Edme Guyot, 1740)
Inspired by
  • Lucky 13 (George Sands, The Pallbearers Review, 1975)
    • also in: Lucky 13 (Self-Working Number Magic, 1983)
  • "E-Limination" (Frank Garcia, Top Hat Topics, Fall 1977)
Variations
142
Cross Cut Force
142
Bill Simon Simon Prophecy Force Al Thatcher's version
142
George Sands, Mitsunobu Matsuyama "Lucky 13" Force Using a fair dice to force bottom card of seven card packet, by eliminating cards at rolled number repeatedly, independently discovered by Mitsunobu Matsuyama
144
Nick Trost Nick's Push-Thru Card Tunnel (tunnel change plot) without gaffs, includes history information for tunnel change plot
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
145
Johnny Thompson, Stewart Judah Thompson-Judah Version Variation on "Nick's Push-Thru"
Inspired by
147
Nick Trost Lineup Gilbreath Principle, arranging face up/down cards in same order
Variations
149
Nick Trost Believe It or Not! mixed cards become ordered and ordered cards become mixed (improved method from original, published in The Linking Ring, February 1955)
Also published here
  • "Believe it or Not" (Nick Trost, Linking Ring, Feb. 1955, Vol. 34 No. 12, p. 63)
Inspired by
Variations
150
Nick Trost What's In A Name? Spell spectator's name to locate card (credit info for plot origin)
Also published here
Related to
153
Nick Trost This Is Your Card - With a Punch Spelling location with five cards, produce four Aces
Inspired by
154
Nick Trost Automatic Lie Speller Lie Detector with verification
Also published here
Related to
Variations
155
Nick Trost Kings Royale two decks, four cards selected from each, all turn out to be Kings
Inspired by
Variations
159
Nick Trost Intuition two reversed selections match / same position in decks
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
161
Nick Trost Blind-Sight Gilbreath principle, shuffle two decks together
Variations
162
Nick Trost Ambitious Ace, Deuce, Trey
Inspired by
167
Nick Trost Elevator Cards - Trost Version Four Jumping Jacks with story
Inspired by
  • "Penetration" (Ed Marlo, The Sphinx, June 1948)
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Nick Trost The Olram Elevator
Variations
170
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
170
Jack Watson Jack Watson's variations Two variations in handling of Nick Trost's The Olram Elevator, first appeared in The New Tops, December 1979
Inspired by
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Nick Trost Trost on Reset Easy handling with clean finish
Inspired by
Variations
172
Nick Trost, U. F. Grant Three Chances in 26 Updated handling of "One Chance in 26" (Nick Trost, The New Tops, May 1965) with Gilbreath and two more selections
Inspired by
175
Nick Trost Miracle Match Up similar to Gemini Mates in plot, two methods
Inspired by
  • "Prospero" (Peter Warlock, The Magigram, February 1980)
Variations
  • marketed 1982
    • also in: Super Split (Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3, 2011)
177
Nick Trost Duo Brainwave no rough/smooth
Inspired by
  • "Ultra Brainwave Deck" (Patrick Page, Abracadabra, May 1982)
180
Nick Trost Dingle's "Royal Triumph" - Trost Version Four kings with odd backs will change into four selections
Inspired by
182
Ed Balducci Cut Deeper Force
182
Tenkai Ishida Optical Revolve
183
Nick Trost Trost on "Matching the Cards" four Jacks change to Aces, with blank deck ending
Inspired by
Related to
  • "Correcting a Mistake" (Hatton & Plate, Magician's Tricks: How They Are Done, 1910)
184
Nick Trost The Tic-Tac-Toe Divination deck of 'X's and 'O's, match order of 'X's and 'O's.
185
Nick Trost, Earle Oakes* Technicolor Change First appeared in Precursor X by Bill Miesel, 1986.
Inspired by
  • trick performed by Father Paul Zipfel for 1966 IBM Convention Close Up Competition in Indianapolis
187
Hindu Shuffle Display
187
The Ten-to-Twenty Force
188
Nick Trost Nick's Stranger in Paradise spectator thinks of any card he sees and it is removed from blue-backed deck, previously pocketed red deck is found to be missing the thought of card, tabled card is revealed to be red-backed
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Nov. 1968
Related to
  • "Thought Anticipated" (Dave Campbell, The Gen, April 1959)
  • "Premonition Outdone" (Stan Lobenstern, 1968)
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Nick Trost Mini Match two chosen mini cards match paper clipped predictions of normal sized cards
190
U. F. Grant Grant Switch Switch mini cards that are paper clipped on opposite sides of poker sized card, in the action of revealing the faces
191
Nick Trost A Clean-Cut Coincidence Spectator coincidentally selects mates, which is predicted by performer
Inspired by
Variations
  • "Double Influence" (Tom Mosier, The Linking Ring, May 1995)
193
Henry Christ The 203rd Force / Henry Christ Force
Related to
194
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Elimination Selection appears reversed in deck after it has vanished
Also published here
Related to
Variations
194
Nick Trost Second Version Removes double backer in "Elimination"
Inspired by
  • "The Disappearing Card" (Bob Longe, 101 Amazing Card Tricks, 1993)
Related to
196
Nick Trost Eight-Card Brainwave
Also published here
  • also in: "The Odd-Colored Back" (The New Tops)
Variations
199
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
200
Nick Trost Abra-Card-Abra Performer and spectator's selections match, rest of cards are Jokers
Inspired by
201
Nick Trost, Frank Garcia, Dr. Stanley Jaks Kopy Kat Performer and spectator exchange cards from packets, shown to match, other cards are completely different
Inspired by
Related to
202
Nick Trost Klip Joint Two chosen mini cards match two paper clipped prediction cards
203
U. F. Grant Grant Switch
205
Nick Trost, U. F. Grant Jumbo Two-Way Split Stewart James's trick with jumbo cards. Prediction idea by U. F. Grant
Inspired by
  • "Split Second" (Stewart James, The New Tops, December 1962)
Variations
206
Stewart Judah, Paul Swinford Half and Half Two cards are cut in half, follow the leader type of effect
Inspired by
  • "Miracle Mates" (Bob Bell, marketed by Mickey Hades, 1963)
208
Wild Card Move
210
Nick Trost Trick-Kards Four of a kind turns face down one by one, then change backs, then change suits, follow by appearance of 'X' on backs
Inspired by
  • "Flipped Out" (Ed Hollins, marketed by Emerson & West)
Variations
211
Brother John Hamman Flushtration Count
213
Dai Vernon Through the Fist Flourish
213
Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count
213
Nick Trost, Al Thatcher Flim-Flam Blank cards print, to three Tens, then change to three Aces to match previously tabled Ace
Inspired by
213
Shigeo Takagi Takagi Turnover Count
214
Dai Vernon Through the Fist Flourish
215
Nick Trost Showdown three phase Ten Card Poker Deal routine, last phase is stud poker. Includes Tom Hubbard's handling at the end.
Also published here
Related to
Variations
216
Tom Hubbard Tom Hubbard's Handling of "Showdown"
Also published here
Inspired by
219
Nick Trost Nick's Expanding Cards Mini poker hand grows in size to poker-size, gimmick could have inspired Micro Macro
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Lohrey's Enlarging Cards" (Carl Lohrey, marketed in The Linking Ring, 1950s)
Variations
220
Brother John Hamman Flushtration Count
221
Nick Trost Maxi-Twisto Twisting the Aces with Royal Flush ending
Inspired by
  • "A Twist on Maxi" (Mike Gallo, Genii, August 1986)
Related to
  • "Maxi-Twist" (Roger Smith, 1976)
222
Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count
223
Nick Trost Gilbreath Aces Four Aces lost in deck, spectator deals through deck and locates Aces
Inspired by
  • an Ace opener described by Oscar Weigle Jr. (The Dragon, June 1939), credited to Steve Belchou
225
Nick Trost, Al Thatcher Crooked Dealing Pseudo gambling demo for seconds, bottoms and centers
Inspired by
228
Nick Trost Zens-Gilbreath Poker Deal Any poker hand called for
Inspired by
Related to
232
Nick Trost The Perfecto Bridge Deal duplicate Spades
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Feb. 1969
Variations
235
Nick Trost Straight Poker Deal deal from shuffled deck, spectators get straight, performer get full house
Also published here
  • "Poker Demonstration with Special Pack" (New Tops, June 1969)
Variations
236
Nick Trost Pinochle Deal uses Pinochle deck
239
Nick Trost Pitch Deal Game called "Pitch"
242
Nick Trost Twenty-Deck Poker Deal Poker with twenty cards
Related to
  • "The Hokey-Poker Deck" (Jim Lucier, The New Tops, March 1978)
245
Charlier Charlier Shuffle
246
Svengali Shuffle
247
Nick Trost Seven-Spades Bridge Deal partner and performer get all the Spades
Related to
  • "To Deal Yourself All the Trumps" (Ellis Stanyon, Magic, 1913)
  • Bridge Deck (Nick Trost, Gambling Tricks with Cards — Part Two, 1975)
251
Nick Trost Seven-No-Trump Bridge Deal partner and performer get no-trump hands
253
Nick Trost In-Between Deal Game called In-Between, uses poker chips
254
Svengali Shuffle
255
Nick Trost Gin Rummy Deal
257
Svengali Shuffle
259
Nick Trost Coon Can Deal Gives description and history of game
261
Nick Trost Special-Deck Blackjack-Poker Deal Blackjack and poker combined demo
Related to
265
Nick Trost Canasta Deal
Related to
270
Nick Trost Uruguay Canasta Deal
Related to
273
Nick Trost International Canasta Deal
274
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah The Odd Set Performer mentally influences spectator to select "odd" pile of ESP cards
278
Nick Trost The Third Dimension Performer predicts three chosen ESP symbols
Inspired by
281
Lin Searles The "So-Simple" Force
281
Nick Trost ES-Pair-ity Selected pair of ESP cards to be matching, other pairs don't match
Inspired by
282
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Metaphysics Performer divines two thought of ESP symbols by producing it from pocketed deck
Also published here
  • "ESP Card Session", 1965
Variations
284
Charlier Charlier Shuffle
284
Nick Trost Sym-sational Divine three peeked symbols
285
Charlier Charlier Shuffle
285
Nick Trost Million to One ESP Five ESP cards freely selected, found to consist of unique symbols (no repeat)
Related to
286
Down-Under Deal
287
Nick Trost Geo-Metrick Spectator attempts to match performer's tabled ESP cards, all match
Inspired by
  • "Reds and Blacks" (Jerry Mentzer, Card Routines Number Two, 1962)
288
Nick Trost, Al Thatcher Symbol Discernment Detect ESP symbols by sense of touch
Inspired by
  • "Suit Discernment" (Paul J. Flory, The Linking Ring, Jan 1979)
Variations
290
Nick Trost ESP Sixth-Thot Predict thought of symbol
Related to
292
Nick Trost ESP Janus
Inspired by
294
Nick Trost Telespo Performer matches symbols, spectator fails, and then performer divines symbols from different room
Related to
Variations
297
Nick Trost Dream of the Hermit
Inspired by
Variations
302
Ed Balducci Cut Deeper Force
304
Elmer Biddle Biddle Move
Related to
  • "Transcendent" (Elmer Biddle, Genii, April 1947)
305
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
306
Frederick Braue Braue Reversal
Related to
  • "The Reverses - Fourth Method" (Jean Hugard & Frederick Braue, The Royal Road to Card Magic, 1948)
307
, Dai Vernon Breather Crimp
Related to
308
Charlier Charlier Shuffle
Related to
309
Max Holden Criss-Cross Force
Related to
  • "The New Knife and Selected Cards" (Max Holden, The Magical Monthly (Bagshawe), July 1925)
311
Ed Balducci Cut Deeper Force
Related to
312
Laurie Ireland, Dai Vernon Double Undercut Includes Stewart Judah variation
Related to
313
Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count "Ghost Count" or "Counting Four as Four"
Related to
  • "The Four Card Trick" (Alex Elmsley, marketed 1959)
314
Brother John Hamman, Norman Houghton Flushtration Count
315
Norman Gilbreath Gilbreath Principle
Related to
  • "Magnetic Colors" (Norman Gilbreath, The Linking Ring, July 1958)
316
Edward Marlo, S. W. Erdnase Marnase False Cut
Related to
317
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
318
Bob Haskell Reverse Double Undercut
Related to
  • (Alton Sharpe, Expert Card Conjuring, 1976)
320
Arthur Finley* Riffle Force
320
Si Stebbins Si Stebbins Setup Syrian card manipulator Selim Cid taught Si Stebbins a version of the setup in 1895. Popularised by Howard Thurston in Howard Thurston's Card Tricks, 1901.
321
Bill Simon Simon Prophecy Move
Related to
322
Svengali Shuffle
324
Swing Cut
324
Tenkai Ishida Tenkai Move Optical Revolve
Related to
325
Nick Trost Sources List of trick sources
327
Data entered by Harapan Ong, December 2015.