1977
Written by Murray Bonfeld, Karl Fulves
Work of Murray Bonfeld
56 pages (Spiralbound), published by Selfpublished
No illustrations
Language: English
27 entries
Cover photograph
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Karl Fulves Introduction
1
Murray Bonfeld Novel Faro Relationships introducing mathematical language and some properties
  • Basic Terminology and Operations
  • For A 52 Card Deck Only
  • For A 51 Card Deck Only
2
Alex Elmsley In and Out Terminology
2
Murray Bonfeld Faro Functions further notations and properties
8
Murray Bonfeld Even Number Of Cards relationships for decks with 2n cards
8
Murray Bonfeld Faro Shuffle Recycling Table required number of in and out shuffles listed for a deck with two to 52 cards
10
Murray Bonfeld Up And Down Faro System turning one half over before faro shuffling them together and how it affects the recycling properties
11
Murray Bonfeld Unit Shuffles
Related to 11
Murray Bonfeld Multiples Of Four relationships for decks with 4n cards
12
Murray Bonfeld Odd Numbers Of Cards relationships for decks with 2n-1 cards
13
Murray Bonfeld Unit Restorations
Related to 16
Murray Bonfeld The 32-Card Deck: An Analysis twenty properties and relationships for a deck with 32 cards, some things also hold for a deck with 2n cards
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Murray Bonfeld The Principle of Internal Shuffling following groups and belts within a 52-card deck and how they behave under variations of in- and out-shuffles
  • Controlling 16 Cards Among 52
  • Controlling 10 Cards Among 52
  • Controlling 8 Cards Among 52
  • Inshuffle Groups
  • Odd Deck Technique
Related to 27
Murray Bonfeld Placement For Thirds faro shuffle that distributes a group three cards apart, e.g. the spades then lie SxxSxxSxx..., not a perfect tripe faro
Related to 31
Murray Bonfeld Sympathetic Perception five (mental) selections, deck shuffled and dealt into three piles, all selections end up in one pile
32
Murray Bonfeld Thirteen Reverse spades are ordered but distributed in deck, their order is reversed with faro shuffles
33
Murray Bonfeld Shuffled Interchange two spade cards are named, their position in the deck is transposed with faros
34
Murray Bonfeld Any Card, Any Number - The First System shuffling card from position x to the top in odd deck, modified in-faro for even deck that ignored bottom card, reverse method for Alex Elmsley's Binary Translocation No. 1
Inspired byRelated to 41
Murray Bonfeld Any Card, Any Number - The Second System bringing a card from position x to y with faro shuffling, odd deck, with even deck modified in-faro is required that ignores top card, generalization of Alex Elmsley's Binary Translocations
Related to 42
Murray Bonfeld, Alex Elmsley Principles and Routines applications
Inspired by 48
Murray Bonfeld Cut Coincidence selection is found at number specified by amount of cut-off cards, Penelope's Principle, faro
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Murray Bonfeld More Power Of Thought stay stack, faro, Penelope's Principle
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Murray Bonfeld Column Correspondence faro, Penelope's Principle
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Karl Fulves, Alex Elmsley Penelope's Principle as a Force faro
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Murray Bonfeld Caught Card #1001 faro, Penelope's Principle
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Murray Bonfeld Double Coincidence finding mates ala Power of Thought, then the other two mates as well, faro, Penelope's Principle, full deck stack
50
Murray Bonfeld More Theorems relationships when faros are combined with cuts in even deck
  • Cuts And Faros Combined
  • Shuffle Theorems
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Data entered by Denis Behr.