76 entries for Eight Kings
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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
To Name all the Cards in the Pack in Succession full stack, Eight Kings explained
 		1876
Modern Magic
50
To Name all the Cards of the Pack in Succession full stack, 32-version and Eight Kings explained
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
76
Die wandernden Bilderkarten Jacks, Queens and Kings placed in three packets on table, they change into Eights, Nines and Tens
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
63
The Prearranged Pack Eight Kings stack
 		1897
New Era Card Tricks
41
S. W. Erdnase Tricks with the Prearranged Deck Eight Kings - set up explained with methods to calculate cards and their positions (applicable for any cyclic stack)
Related toVariations 1902
The Expert at the Card Table
179
Carl Willmann Der Kartensteiger mit mechanischen Karten three cards chosen, Kings comes out and takes a bow (animation gaff), Queen sinks back down and comes up again (weight in card), third card is missing a corner which reappears visibly, fourth card rises reversed and visibly turns over
 		July 1903
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 7)
98
Theodore Annemann An Original Set-Up Discovery way to easily set-up the eight kings stack
Related to 1931
The Book Without A Name
11
Al Baker Al Baker's Stacked Deck eight Kings variant to know positions, fifty cards
 		1934
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Cardially Yours)
493
Theodore Annemann The Solitaire King winning canfield solitaire with Eight Kings stack
Related to Sep. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 12)
59
Theodore Annemann One in Fourteen selection from cyclic set-up (Eight Kings, Si Stebbins, ...)
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
204
New X-Ray Trick full stack (here Eight Kings)
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
206
Prearrangement of Packs Eight Kings
 		1938
Greater Magic
283
Dai Vernon The Royal Marriages eight-card packet of Kings and Queens is mated with down-under deal
VariationsAlso published here 1941/49
Select Secrets
11
Tom Sellers Ace-King Passe Passe four Aces in one glass transpose with four Kings in another, eight duplicates with backs that match the tray surface
 		1943
Twenty Tricks
17
Eight Kings System
1948
The Card Expert Entertains
152
Dr. Jacob Daley, Paul LePaul The Bashful Queens Three Queens on the table change to indifferent cards. All four Queens are found in four different pockets
Related toVariations 1949
The Card Magic of Le Paul
179
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Der "Sex"-Test eight cards, Cato under table, only Queen among Jacks and Kings ends up reversed
Inspired by 1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 3)
444
Ken Beale Setting Up Exercise method to set up Eight Kings quickly at home
Related toVariations Apr. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 5)
10
Tony Corinda (1) The Stacked Deck eight kings, simple card divination
 		1958
Mnemonics and Mental Systems
73
Tony Corinda Some More Tricks Using the Eight Kings Stack
  • (a) Blackjack (Pontoon), winning deal for two people
  • (b) behind back top card is reversed in the deck, card divined
  • (c) three cards in pocket one is selected, fishing
Variations 1958
Mnemonics and Mental Systems
75
Dai Vernon Vernon's Aces Aces separated in four piles, brought together to top via faro
Related toVariations 1962
Close-up Card Magic
162
Stephen Minch Traveling the Ethers ten cut to cards are divined, the a reading with selcted cards, eight kings stach with Minor Arcana
 		1974
The Book of Thoth
16
Charles "Cicardi" Scott Set-Up! charter card to quickly stack Eight Kings
 		1974
Magick (Issue 98)
488
Paul Curry Out Of Sight eight kings, cards of a suit end up in order after a sequence of shuffling and switching, mind reading presentation
 		1977
Special Effects
7
Eight Kings & Furry Kitten two cyclical mnemonics
 		1978
The Chronicles (Issue 8)
1137
Martin A. Nash The Eight-Card Poker Challenge stacking kings and aces for any players, faro & second deal
Related to 1979
Sleight Unseen
408
David Solomon One Thru Four Elevator eight card packet version
Inspired byVariations 1980
Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
9
Stephen Tucker Converted Cannibals kings turn into eights, simple version
 		Apr. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 12)
228
Eight Kings
1982
Simple yet Effective Tricks with Cards
31
Peter Kane A Very Attractive Lady ungaffed, eight black spot cards and a Queen, spot cards change to Kings and Jacks
Inspired by
  • "Watch the Ace!" (Peter Kane, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 19 No. 8)
 1982
Kane
53
Edward Marlo The Four Eightses Classic four cards change to Aces, duplicates, Kings, with selection in pocket
Variations 1983
Marlo without Tears
214
Stewart James Half Open Omen number prediction with cards using cyclical stack (Si Stebbins, Eight Kings), featuring comedy patter "Heinz Across the Sea"
 		1983
Arcane (Issue 10)
129
Richard Osterlind A Simple Divination Effect spectator reverses card behind back
Inspired by 1983
Breakthrough Card System
8
Paul Harris The No-Nonsense Biological Shuffle eight kings produced, four change into indifferent cards
 		1983
A Close-Up Kinda Guy
9
Edward Marlo Any Sucker Hand Called For eight hand deal, dealer aces, any other kings
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
23
Stephen Tucker Face eight card packet of Aces and Kings, spectator and magician able to separate Aces from Kings via freely selecting four cards each
Inspired by 1984
The Card-Mad-gic of Stephen Tucker
39
Peter Duffie Wildlife eight blank cards become Kings and Queens
  • Stage One (The Four Suitors)
  • Stage Two (The Preparation)
  • Stage Three (The Big Day or Till Death Us Do Part)
Also published here 1986
Solo
1
Dai Vernon Königliche Hochzeit eight-card packet of Kings and Queens is mated with down-under deal
Also published here 1987
Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 2)
4
Larry Jennings Flawed Transposition Aces and Kings removed, transposition begins, all eight cards become Kings
Also published here 1990
Up in Smoke and Other Tantalizing Mysteries
23
Al Smith Workers' Playtime Aces and Kings stacked, using false deals to get them in wanted hands
Related to 1991
Hot Stacks & Cold Decks
16
Jack Carpenter Eight Kings bottom deal demonstration in which one deals 8 kings, then kings are in other pile than they were dealt
Related to 1992
Modus Operandi
130
Frederick Braue Prearranged Deck on stacked deck work, historical comments
  • Eight Kings
  • Si Stebbins
  • Nikola
  • Braue Memorized Stack (?)
 		1992
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 6)
1
Michael Weber (reviewer) Eight Kings Setup for the Mentalist by Frank E. Blaisdell July 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 11)
58
Karl Fulves Tic Stax Toe using cards to indicate which square has to be used next, Eight Kings or Si Stebbins stack
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 7)
68
Karl Fulves Dealer's Choice No. 20, eight-card poker with Kings and Aces, performer gets Aces
 		1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
35
David Solomon, David Neighbors Another Blanking Ace Routine jazz aces, all eight cards turn blank as a climax
Variations 1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 61)
1186
Martin Joyal An Overview of Card Systems
  • System Categories
    • Sequential System Characteristics
    • Ordered System Characteristics
  • Overview of Systems
    • The New Deck System
    • The Grouped Value System
    • The Si Stebbins System
    • The Eight Kings System
    • The Stanyon System (Ellis Stanyon)
    • The Joseph System (Eddie Joseph)
    • The Esscee Prearranged Pack (Stanley Collins)
    • The Harding System (Bart Harding)
    • Jack's Pack (Jack Yates)
    • The Cornelius System (John Cornelius)
    • The Osterlind System (Richard Osterlind)
    • The Boudreau Systems (Leo Boudreau)
    • The No Memory Card Stack (Harry Riser)
    • The Lusthaus System (Robert Lusthaus)
    • The Memory-deck (Lewis Jones)
    • The Reymond System (Patrick Reymond)
    • The Wild System (Boris Wild)
    • Richard's Stack (Richard Uhrich)
 		1997
The Six-Hour Memorized Deck
27
Allan Ackerman Kannibal Kings one card vanishes between Kings, then two, then three, then the Kings become Eights
Inspired byAlso published here 1999
Wednesday Nights
27
Ellis Stanyon Four Kings Change Places with Four Sevens No. 15, Eights pose as Sevens
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
41
Ellis Stanyon Arrangement of a Whist Pack No. 1, Eight Kings
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
85
Barry Price Reset Revisited four Kings tabled, Aces in hand change to Kings one by one and then back, on table are the Eights, transformation kicker
 		2000
Escamotage 2
4
James Swain Florida Roadkill
  • The Card Expert
spectator cuts off a packet, performer cuts off same size, four Kings are found as well, Penelope's Principle
Inspired by Oct. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 10)
69
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Bad Guys Wear Black two Kings transpose with an Eight and Seven
 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
39
Peter Duffie Wildlife eight blank cards become Kings and Queens
  • The Four Suitors
  • Wedding Preparation
  • The Big Day or Till Death Us Do Part
Also published here 2004
Subtle Miracles
9
Paolo Cavalli An Unusual Stacked Deck siamese deck combined with Eight Kings
 		2004
Omicron
19
Paolo Cavalli, Massimo Tira Psychometrack (a.k.a. The Gift) several people select a Tarot card, readings and all are divined, Si Stebbins and Eight Kings used for Tarot cards
 		2004
Upsilon
11
Larry Jennings Flawed Transposition aces and kings removed, transposition begins, all eight cards become kings
Also published here 2005
Up In Smoke
17
Dave Forrest Eight of Two Kinds performer cuts deck into four piles, Kings are on top, underneath are the Aces
 		2005
Scotland Up Close
61
Nick Trost, Dan Block Trost on Hamman's "Multiplying Kings" five cards become eight Kings, selection travels to deck
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
6
Allan Slaight, Max Maven Speechless Stratagem calculation method for a divination using Eight Kings stack
Inspired by
  • "Silent Subterfuge" (Stewart James, The James File, 2000)
Also published here
  • The James File, 2000
 2008
Spins & Needles
142
Nick Trost Triple Wedding Ceremony marriage routine with eight Kings and eight Queens, uses Pinochle deck
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
485
Nick Trost Pinochle Marriages Routine I eight Kings and eight Queens, uses Pinochle deck
  • Phase One - Odd Couples
  • Phase Two - Regular Couples
  • Phase Three - Cupid Takes Over
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
486
Nick Trost Pinochle Marriages Routine II eight Kings and eight Queens, uses Pinochle deck
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
491
Nick Trost Pinochle Marriages Routine III eight Kings and eight Queens, uses Pinochle deck
Related to 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
494
Roberto Giobbi A Frivolous Stack eight kings revised
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Apr 22)
123
Karl Fulves Pre-Existing Conditions "Order From Disorder"
memorizing a string of suits
  • The System
  • The Classic Code
  • After Eight Kings
  • The Suit System
  • The System in Brief
  • No Memory Required (removing cards in required order)
  • Real Memory
  • The Cipher for Value
Related to 2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 5)
24
Patrick Page The PaPa System general remarks on stack decks, thoughts on Si Stebbins and Eight Kings and anecdotes of Charlie Edwards, Robert Harbin, David Berglas
 		2011
Magic Page by Page
78
Justin Higham Eight-Kings Topper
2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
39
Nick Trost Gambler's Poker Routine
  • Phase One - Eighteen-Card Poker (uses concept of a morphing Jonah card that changes every phase, three phases)
  • Phase Two - Belchou's Ace Trick (poker player's picnic type Kings location, open Bottom Deal demo followed by Aces deal)
  • Phase Three - The Surprised Gambler (re-deal)
Inspired by
  • Gambler's Luck (Lewis Ganson, 1950)
  • Tony Griffith's "A Demonstration of How to Win at Poker" (Griff on Cards, 1964)
  • Bob Lynn's "The Gambler Routine" (The Mad Mad Mad World of Bob Lynn, 1968)
Related toAlso published here 		2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
700
Jesús Etcheverry Capitulo tercero: Juegos con habilidad, primer bloque Notes on tricks Ascanio performed, tricks using sleight of hand
  • Card Flight (Tenkai, yo)
  • Huellas dactilares (Cy, yo)
  • La flecha (Andrus)
  • Agua y Aceite
  • Dai Vernon
  • Pollock-Kaps
  • Marlo (Final Fu)
  • mio
  • Biddle Move
  • Mentalismo 12 cartas (Vernon)
  • Penetración pensamiento (8 ases; Vernon)
  • Mentalismo por eliminación (mio)
  • Mental Card Miracle (Vernon)
  • Four Aces (Andrus)
  • Triumph (Vernon)
  • Reverse Shuffle (Andrus)
  • Aces Over Kings (Marlo, yo)
  • Mágicas coincidencias (mio)
 		2015
Recordando a Arturo
97
S. W. Erdnase, Allan Ackerman Calculation Method for Eight Kings & Si Stebbins
Related to 2019
Card Theater
31
Yves Carbonnier Jack et les Joueurs de Poker magician vs. gambler, Aces change to Kings, then to Eights, Aces found in pockets and Kings in sealed envelope
 		2019
Grand Livre de Cartomagie
128
Edward Marlo The Double Stack four Kings stacked with two faros, then Aces overhand stacked to eight hands as surprise, from unpublished notes
 		2020
Output (Issue 6)
10
Jennifer Gwinn, Brother John Hamman Brother John's Chinese Shuffle multiple up-downjog culling to get into any order with up to six culls
  • Jennifer Gwinn's Setup Table (getting into any stack, Eight Kings, Tetra-Red)
Related to 2024
All In — Volume 1
52
Allan Ackerman Kannibal Kings one card vanishes between Kings, then two, then three, then the Kings become Eights
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 2
72
Allan Ackerman Revolution Count Variation Kings shown as eight cards
Inspired by 2024
All In — Volume 2
81